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In the December 5 Issue:
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- Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty
- Botanical Whales: Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too
- Breaking the Speed Limit: Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance
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Paleontologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient, mouse-size mammal that seems to have had a venomous bite. (p. 403)
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Chickadees change their alarm calls depending on how serious a lurking predator seems. (p. 403)
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An antibiotic called doxycycline can cure people of elephantiasis, a parasitic disease, by killing the bacterium that the parasite needs to survive. (p. 404)
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Scientists have created slivers of muscle that produce their own network of blood vessels. (p. 405)
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A newly described species of photosynthetic microorganism uses light from hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to power its metabolism, making it the first such organism to use a light source other than the sun. (p. 405)
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Individual neurons in one part of the brain may assist in forming memories for specific sights, including the faces of famous people and images of well-known buildings. (p. 406)
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Chemists have developed a technique for making high-performance lubricating oils from recycled plastic. (p. 406)
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Some patients are diagnosed with severe heart attacks in or near hospitals that can't offer them the best treatment, but is emergency transport to a better-equipped facility worth the delay? (p. 408)
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Recent efforts to unlock a frozen source of natural gas deep under the permafrost and ocean floor have energized prospects for a methane-hydrate industry. (p. 410)
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After being stuck for nearly 5 weeks, the Mars rover Opportunity has freed itself from a sand trap on the Red Planet. (p. 413)
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Scientists have performed nuclear magnetic resonance analysis using Earth's magnetic field. (p. 413)
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Regular cocaine users are about four times as likely as nonusers to have an aneurysm in a coronary artery. (p. 413)
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A new study contradicts the notion that heart attacks run their course in less than a day and suggests that even delayed treatment can preserve endangered heart tissue. (p. 413)
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Bacteria that ooze a sticky matrix could help stabilize the soil beneath structures in earthquake-prone areas. (p. 414)
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Raisins may fight the bacteria that cause cavities rather than contribute to tooth decay. (p. 414)
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Bagged spinach may contain a significant number of bacteria, many of which are resistant to several antibiotics. (p. 414)
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Drinking alcohol can increase the ability of one type of bacteria to cause disease. (p. 414)
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