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http://www.sciencenews.org/view/issue/id/3929
June 7th, 2003
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Scientists have for the first time coaxed the growth of new sensory cells within the ears of an adult mammal. (p. 355)
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Nonstick cookware can, if overheated, sicken people and kill birds, according to a new analysis of research published over the past 40 years. (p. 355)
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Researchers have emulated a gecko's sticking power to create a superstrong adhesive. (p. 356)
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The winds in Saturn’s upper atmosphere are some of the swiftest in the solar system, but recent findings suggest there’s been a dramatic slowdown. (p. 356)
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Eight-month-old infants utter more complex, speechlike sounds when their mothers encourage them with well-timed touches and smiles rather than with words offered as models to imitate. (p. 357)
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A group of parasitic insects called Strepsiptera can hide inside their victim by making the host form a protective bag of its own skin. (p. 358)
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Two experimental drugs can induce remission in colorectal cancer patients and extend their survival. (p. 358)
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Many herbal-product makers aren't maintaining adequate quality control, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to propose rules that mandate good manufacturing practices. (p. 359)
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Analytical chemists are exploring ways to improve chemical and biological weapons detection. (p. 362)
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A drug for treating high cholesterol might someday find use relieving the debilitating symptoms of poisoning from some algal toxins. (p. 364)
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NASA last month released the first images taken by the recently launched Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite. (p. 364)
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People who report high levels of self-esteem experience few of the beneficial effects often assumed to flow from this attitude. (p. 365)
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Bioengineers have harnessed zebra mussels to help avert algal blooms by cleaning particles, including algae, from the water. (p. 365)
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Astronomers have discovered a star that may be among the very closest known to us. (p. 365)
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Some people in Japan who eat dolphins and other toothed whales are ingesting amounts of mercury that exceed legal health limits. (p. 365)
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An enzyme made by immune cells destroys the proteins that make up bacterial tails. (p. 366)
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A microbe found on the ocean floor can grow at 121°C, a new record for the upper temperature limit for life. (p. 366)
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The addictive compound nicotine kills bacteria, which may explain why smokers get lung disease. (p. 366)
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Bacteria can survive being blasted into space. (p. 366)
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Salamander skin has bacteria that repel egg-destroying mold. (p. 366)
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