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Science Future for November 22, 2008
December 8–10 The National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment in Washington, D.C. Visit ncseonline.org December 9–12 Arctic Change 2008 to be held in Quebec City, Canada. Visit www.arctic-change2008.com December 13 Make body products with natural ingredients taken from cacao at the New York State Museum in Albany. Visit www.nysm.nysed.gov/calendar
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Science Past for November 22, 1958
Volunteers show vaccine can prevent colds — The common cold can be prevented, a British scientist reported to the sixth annual Symposium on Antibiotics meeting in Washington, D.C. Weekly injections of a vaccine prepared from the volunteer’s own nose and throat bacteria significantly reduced the number of colds, Dr. J. Morrison Ritchie, director of the […]
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LifeMorse Toad: When amphibians tap their toes
Toe wiggling creates motions, vibrations that get potential prey moving.