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- It’s written all over your face: To potential mates, your mug may reveal more than you think
- Team spirit: Working together, bacteria and other microbes can accomplish much more than they can alone. Now scientists hope to harness that ability by engineering their own microbial consortia.
- For a big view of inner Earth, catch a few…Geoneutrinos
- This week's table of contents
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Astronomers offered new views and animations of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A during the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Read more. Image from video by D. Berry, T. DeLaney, CXC, NASA
- Parkinson’s brain surgery works in older patients, too A surgery in which two tiny electrodes are placed in the brain improves the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease, including older patients, and seems to have only short-term side effects. Read the full story. | Jan 6th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- This just in: Milky Way as massive as 3 trillion suns Heftier size puts our galaxy on par with its neighbor Andromeda, implying a closer collision date. Findings also suggest Milky Way has four spiral arms. Read the full story. | Jan 5th 2009 Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Bone-growth drugs may increase jaw disease risk New study finds link between common drug and jawbone death. Read the full story. | Jan 2nd 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- Fewer dopamine receptors makes for risky business Brain-scanning study in people sees link between personality, dopamine system. Read the full story. | Dec 30th 2008 Found in: Body & Brain
- Disturbed sleep tied to Parkinson's risk People who have a disorder that causes them to thrash and kick during sleep face a high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders. Read the full story. | Dec 24th 2008 Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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Astronomers get burst of details from early universe
1.6.09 - Unusually bright afterglow records what a galaxy was like soon after Big Bang Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Evolution, 3-D animation of Cassiopeia A
1.6.09 - Videos chart old supernova remnant, give 3-D perspective Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Mathematicians show how beetles can share a niche
- Rock-climbing fish caught in evolution tug-of-war
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Core of the galaxy in high-res
1.5.09 - New high-resolution mosaic sharpens understanding of Milky Way’s turbulent center Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Stone Age tools go south
1.2.09 - Signs of early hand-axe making not limited to eastern Africa Found in: Humans
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Candy cane strategy sweetens life for goldenrods
12.24.08 - Roadside plants that strike the pose appear to get some protection from galling pest attacks Found in: Agriculture, Biology, Botany, Ecology and Life
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New embryonic stem cells ratted out
12.24.08 - A first in rats may prove useful in efforts to isolate pluripotent cells from other mammals Found in: Biology, Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
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Hot clock key to fruit fly’s global spread
12.24.08 - Heat-sensitive genetic molecule may have enabled some species to survive in wider range of climates Found in: Biology, Body & Brain and Life
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Lopsided universe demands different explanation
12.23.08 - Analysis of radiation left over from the Big Bang point to a possible new type of field in early universe Found in: Astronomy, Atom & Cosmos and Physics
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Sense for morphine has gender gap
12.23.08 - The drug is less effective in female rats, and a new study shows why Found in: Biology, Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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Experimental drug fends off emphysema in mice
12.22.08 - Tests suggest edible drug might help ex-smokers Found in: Body & Brain
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