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September 16th, 2006
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An immune-suppressing drug called fingolimod slows multiple sclerosis relapses in patients. (p. 179)
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A slab of stone found by road builders in southern Mexico may contain the oldest known writing in the Americas, although some scientists regard the nearly 3,000-year-old inscriptions cautiously. (p. 179)
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Researchers have sequenced the genome of a tree for the first time. (p. 180)
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The perennial winter-flu season developed more gradually than usual in the United States in the months after September 11, 2001, because of a reduction in air travel following that day's terrorist attacks. (p. 180)
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Astronomers have discovered what may be the largest planet ever found, an orb 36 percent wider than Jupiter that circles a nearby star. (p. 181)
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Trick chemistry lets a bunch of writhing caterpillars attract a male bee that they then use as a flying taxi on their way to find food. (p. 181)
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X-ray analysis of oxygen crystals under high pressure indicated that the substance's two-atom molecules aggregate into groups of four, a crystalline structure that has never been seen before and isn't predicted by current quantum theory. (p. 182)
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New research may soon make treating venomous bites and stings less expensive, less risky, and more effective. (p. 183)
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A biologist argues that combining the sexes can actually make gender wars worse. (p. 186)
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Molten rock moving through a volcano's plumbing prior to an eruption can sometimes heat up substantially as it approaches Earth's surface. (p. 189)
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Business-school researchers find a big gender gap among academic life scientists in patenting rates. (p. 189)
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In a new type of cyber attack, assailants using computers connected to the Internet can secretly induce distant cell phones to rapidly deplete their batteries. (p. 190)
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Scientists have discovered a correlation between droughts in India and a particular type of El Niño, the climate phenomenon marked by increased sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific. (p. 190)
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