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  1. Agriculture

    Mad Cow Future: Tests explore next generation of defenses

    As Canadian health officials investigate mad cow disease within the country's borders, researchers are already working on the next generation of defenses.

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  2. Chemistry

    Multiple Motions: Applied electrons make molecules vibrate and move

    A new technique enables scientists to choreograph individual molecules to vibrate, break bonds, and move on a surface in specified ways.

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  3. Earth

    Count Down: Chemicals linked to inferior sperm

    New data suggest that typical exposures to chemicals called phthalates are associated with reduced fertility in men, but the specific phthalates they finger aren't those that researchers most expected to cause problems.