Sleeping babies learn in an eyeblink
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332049/title/Sleeping_babi es_learn_in_an_eyeblink .
Dato: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:41:51 -0400
One-month-olds catch winks to make language links
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Alzheimer's plaques due to purging flaw
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331955/title/Alzheimers_pl aques_due_to_purging_flaw .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:00:18 -0400
Disease-related gene controls clearance of plaque protein
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BPA makes male mice less macho
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331937/title/BPA_makes_ male_mice_less_macho .
Dato: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:02:23 -0400
Exposures in the womb or during adolescence can erase some masculine behavior
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On the Scene: Bright minds tackle global health
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331902/title/Bright_minds_ tackle_global_health .
Dato: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:44:10 -0400
Nobel laureates, young scientists meet in Germany to exchange ideas for fighting disease
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Snakebite treatment buys time
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331870/title/Snakebite_tre atment_buys_time .
Dato: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:19:18 -0400
Ointment slows venom's progress to vital organs
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Science News: Earth
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These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Earth".
Dato: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:05:08 -0400
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332508/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment .
Dato: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:05:08 -0400
Tracking carbon dioxide, fingerprinting uranium and understanding phthalates in boys in this week's news
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Simulation tracks ocean's missing heat
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332299/title/Simulation_tra cks_oceans_missing_heat .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:59:52 -0400
Climate scientists suggest energy is buried deep undersea or released to space
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News in Brief: Earth & Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332275/title/News_in_Brie f_Earth_%2B_Environment
Dato: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:24:13 -0400
Mountaintop mining, plastic fish and the return of the right whale in this week's news
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Greenland's ice sheets face new threat
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332165/title/Greenland%E 2%80%99s_ice_sheets_face_new_threat .
Dato: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:33:48 -0400
Substantial warming well below ocean's surface will pose risk in this century
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Sulfur stalls surface temperature rise
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332152/title/Sulfur_stalls_s urface_temperature_rise_ .
Dato: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:18:04 -0400
Findings explain decade without warming
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Rare earth elements plentiful in ocean sediments
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332099/title/Rare_earth_el ements_plentiful_in_ocean_sediments .
Dato: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:25:28 -0400
Economically vital metals could be mined from deep sea, Japanese geologists propose
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332115/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment .
Dato: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:28:02 -0400
Airplanes knock rain from the sky, plus a quick-melting glacier and BPA's diabetes link in this week's news
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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Floodwaters may trigger fault motion
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331864/title/Floodwaters_ may_trigger_fault_motion .
Dato: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:36:04 -0400
Geologists find evidence for natural disaster one-two punch
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331855/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment_ .
Dato: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:09:05 -0400
Platypuses in trouble, toxins in lakes and a chemical link to early puberty in this week's news
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Big dinosaurs kept their cool
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331808/title/Big_dinosaurs _kept_their_cool .
Dato: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:42:27 -0400
Body temperature of long-gone beasts resembled that of mammals
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Modern-day sea level rise skyrocketing
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331684/title/Modern-day_ sea_level_rise_skyrocketing .
Dato: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:51:48 -0400
Increase began with the Industrial Revolution
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Science News: Chemistry
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2521/name/Chemistry.rs s .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Chemistry".
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Science News: Climate Change
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2508/name/Climate_Ch ange.rss .
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Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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Science News: Humans
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2364/name/Humans.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Humans".
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:47:47 -0400
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Mirror system gets an assist
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332498/title/Mirror_system _gets_an_assist_ .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:47:47 -0400
In amputee, brain systems work in tandem to understand observed task
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Narcissists need no reality check
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332492/title/Narcissists_ne ed_no_reality_check .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:46:42 -0400
Despite inflated egos, they evaluate themselves with unexpectedly clear eyes
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Crime's digital past
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332393/title/Crime%E2%8 0%99s_digital_past .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24:36 -0400
Computer science makes history in a Victorian-era courthouse
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News in Brief: Humans
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332306/title/News_in_Brie f_Humans .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:31:43 -0400
Poorer families take bigger risks, plus untrustworthy mugs and adulterous wives in this week's news
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News in Brief: Humans
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332158/title/News_in_Brie f_Humans .
Dato: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:36:11 -0400
Seeking solace in warmth, plus the risks of payday and the impulsive brain in this week's news
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Sleeping babies learn in an eyeblink
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332049/title/Sleeping_babi es_learn_in_an_eyeblink .
Dato: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:41:51 -0400
One-month-olds catch winks to make language links
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News in Brief: Humans
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331951/title/News_in_Brie f_Humans .
Dato: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:51:15 -0400
Practice alone doesn't make perfect, plus healing from genocide and a baby's-eye view of failure in this week's news
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Bone may display oldest art in Americas
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331898/title/Bone_may_dis play_oldest_art_in_Americas .
Dato: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:32:29 -0400
Mammoth engraved on fossil may date from at least 13,000 year ago
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Math disability tied to bad number sense
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331850/title/Math_disabilit y_tied_to_bad_number_sense_ .
Dato: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:08:54 -0400
Problems estimating quantities may underlie arithmetic cluelessness
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Science News: Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2337/name/Environment .rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Environment".
Dato: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:05:08 -0400
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332508/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment .
Dato: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:05:08 -0400
Tracking carbon dioxide, fingerprinting uranium and understanding phthalates in boys in this week's news
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Science & the Public: Airports' leaden fallout may taint some kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332463/title/Airports%E2 %80%99_leaden_fallout_may_taint_some_kids .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
Study makes link between blood lead and the gasoline used to fuel small planes
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Oil spill didn't hurt seagrass-dwelling juvenile fish
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332379/title/Oil_spill_didn %E2%80%99t_hurt_seagrass-dwelling_juvenile_fish .
Dato: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:52:25 -0400
Gulf fishes' health remains unknown
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Science & the Public: Young minds at risk from secondhand smoke
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332318/title/Young_minds _at_risk_from_secondhand_smoke .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:38:34 -0400
Keeping homes smokefree can greatly limit cases of neurobehavioral disorders in young children, a massive study finds.
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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News in Brief: Earth & Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332275/title/News_in_Brie f_Earth_%2B_Environment .
Dato: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:24:13 -0400
Mountaintop mining, plastic fish and the return of the right whale in this week's news
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Greenland's ice sheets face new threat
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332165/title/Greenland%E 2%80%99s_ice_sheets_face_new_threat .
Dato: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:33:48 -0400
Substantial warming well below ocean's surface will pose risk in this century
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Sulfur stalls surface temperature rise
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332152/title/Sulfur_stalls_s urface_temperature_rise_ .
Dato: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:18:04 -0400
Findings explain decade without warming
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332115/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment .
Dato: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:28:02 -0400
Airplanes knock rain from the sky, plus a quick-melting glacier and BPA's diabetes link in this week's news
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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BPA makes male mice less macho
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331937/title/BPA_makes_ male_mice_less_macho .
Dato: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:02:23 -0400
Exposures in the womb or during adolescence can erase some masculine behavior
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Lionfish no match for big groupers
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331934/title/Lionfish_no_m atch_for_big_groupers .
Dato: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:22:50 -0400
Despite its invasive success, the lionfish can't withstand grouper appetites
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News in Brief: Earth/Environment
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331855/title/News_in_Brie f_EarthEnvironment_ .
Dato: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:09:05 -0400
Platypuses in trouble, toxins in lakes and a chemical link to early puberty in this week's news
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Science News: Molecules
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2367/name/Molecules.r ss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Molecules".
Dato: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:58:42 -0400
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News in Brief: Molecules/Matter & Energy
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332513/title/News_in_Brie f_MoleculesMatter_%2B_Energy .
Dato: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:58:42 -0400
Shaking off snake venom, flexible display screens and krill-sniffing penguins in this week's news
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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News in Brief: Molecules/Matter & Energy
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332287/title/News_in_Brie f_MoleculesMatter_%2B_Energy .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:44:01 -0400
Tibetan singing bowls, supersized Rubik's Cubes and sound-squeezing soda cans in this week's news
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Fats stimulate binge eating
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332253/title/Fats_stimulate _binge_eating_ .
Dato: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:38:58 -0400
Rat study suggests strategy for combating the munchies
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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News in Brief: Molecules/Matter & Energy
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332109/title/News_in_Brie f_MoleculesMatter_%2B_Energy .
Dato: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:24:27 -0400
Electrifying ink, superelastic alloys, knotty molecules and more in this week's news
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News in Brief: Molecules/Matter & Energy
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331882/title/News_in_Brie f_MoleculesMatter_%2B_Energy .
Dato: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:00:12 -0400
Human magnetism, electronic fungus sniffers and heat-triggered tumor killers in this week's news
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Science News: Numbers
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2518/name/Numbers.rs s .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Numbers".
Dato: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:07:16 -0400
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Varying efficacy of HIV drug cocktails explained
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332386/title/Varying_effica cy_of_HIV_drug_cocktails_explained .
Dato: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:07:16 -0400
Increasing dose works at critical times in virus's life cycle
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Science News
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/type/blog/collection_id/8/name/S cience_%2B_the_Public.rss .
These are the latest Blog Entries from Science News / Science & the Public.
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
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Science & the Public: Airports' leaden fallout may taint some kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332463/title/Airports%E2 %80%99_leaden_fallout_may_taint_some_kids .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
Study makes link between blood lead and the gasoline used to fuel small planes
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Science & the Public: Young minds at risk from secondhand smoke
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332318/title/Young_minds _at_risk_from_secondhand_smoke .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:38:34 -0400
Keeping homes smokefree can greatly limit cases of neurobehavioral disorders in young children, a massive study finds.
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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Science News
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These are the latest Features from Science News .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24:36 -0400
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Crime's digital past
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332393/title/Crime%E2%8 0%99s_digital_past .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24:36 -0400
Computer science makes history in a Victorian-era courthouse
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Lighting the universe
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332411/title/Lighting_the_u niverse .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:23:35 -0400
Rethinking what the first stars were like
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Residents of the brain
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332400/title/Residents_of_t he_brain_ .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:20:37 -0400
Scientists turn up startling diversity among nerve cells
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The power of D
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332009/title/The_power_of _D_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:45:03 -0400
Sunshine vitamin's potential health benefits stir up, split scientists
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science News: Atom & Cosmos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2356/name/Atom_%2B _Cosmos.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Atom & Cosmos".
Dato: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:23:47 -0400
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Quantum theory gets physical
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332557/title/Quantum_theo ry_gets_physical .
Dato: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:23:47 -0400
New work finds physical basis for quantum mechanics
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332549/title/News_in_Brie f_Atom_%2B_Cosmos_ .
Dato: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:33:49 -0400
Runaway planets, the return of Neptune and tricky antineutrinos in this week's news
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Dawn on Vesta
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332541/title/Dawn_on_Ve sta .
Dato: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:28:07 -0400
New image from NASA asteroid mission
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Lighting the universe
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332411/title/Lighting_the_u niverse .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:23:35 -0400
Rethinking what the first stars were like
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332348/title/News_in_Brie f_Atom_%2B_Cosmos .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:16:57 -0400
A Saturnian storm, an asteroid visit, a leaky Betelgeuse and more in this week's news
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Astronomers probe matter in early universe
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332330/title/Astronomers_ probe_matter_in_early_universe .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:44:23 -0400
Smeared light from the dawn of time confirms ideas about dark energy
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Iapetus gets dusted
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332324/title/Iapetus_gets_ dusted .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:14:10 -0400
Saturn moon's yin-yang surface explained
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Most distant quasar raises questions
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331980/title/Most_distant_ quasar_raises_questions .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:25:19 -0400
Extreme age challenges theories of black hole formation
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331946/title/News_in_Brie f_Atom_%2B_Cosmos .
Dato: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:51:32 -0400
When Jupiter aligns with Mars' moon, plus a salty Saturnian moon and an eye-catching comet in this week's news
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Deleted Scenes: A fine how-do-you-do from an asteroid
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331905/title/A_fine_how-d o-you-do_from_an_asteroid .
Dato: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:05:15 -0400
Five days after being discovered, an interplanetary visitor whizzes past
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Spacecraft goes from crash landing to mission accomplished
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331820/title/Spacecraft_go es_from_crash_landing_to_mission_accomplished .
Dato: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:01:34 -0400
Probe's wreckage yields bonanza of discoveries about the early solar system
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NASA spacecraft puts moon in new focus
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331780/title/NASA_space craft_puts_moon_in_new_focus_ .
Dato: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:51:57 -0400
Images from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show fine details of lunar surface
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News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331755/title/News_in_Brie f_Atom_%2B_Cosmos .
Dato: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:31:11 -0400
Moons may be common, plus transforming neutrinos, new comet images and more in this week's news
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Science News: Psychology
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2485/name/Psychology. rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Psychology".
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:46:42 -0400
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Narcissists need no reality check
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332492/title/Narcissists_ne ed_no_reality_check .
Dato: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:46:42 -0400
Despite inflated egos, they evaluate themselves with unexpectedly clear eyes
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Sleeping babies learn in an eyeblink
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332049/title/Sleeping_babi es_learn_in_an_eyeblink .
Dato: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:41:51 -0400
One-month-olds catch winks to make language links
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Math disability tied to bad number sense
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331850/title/Math_disabilit y_tied_to_bad_number_sense_ .
Dato: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:08:54 -0400
Problems estimating quantities may underlie arithmetic cluelessness
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Science News: Science & Society
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2347/name/Science_%2 B_Society.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Science & Society".
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
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Science & the Public: Airports' leaden fallout may taint some kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332463/title/Airports%E2 %80%99_leaden_fallout_may_taint_some_kids .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
Study makes link between blood lead and the gasoline used to fuel small planes
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Science & the Public: Young minds at risk from secondhand smoke
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332318/title/Young_minds _at_risk_from_secondhand_smoke .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:38:34 -0400
Keeping homes smokefree can greatly limit cases of neurobehavioral disorders in young children, a massive study finds.
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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Science News: Science & Society
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2347/name/Science_%2 B_Society.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Science & Society".
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
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Science & the Public: Airports' leaden fallout may taint some kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332463/title/Airports%E2 %80%99_leaden_fallout_may_taint_some_kids .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
Study makes link between blood lead and the gasoline used to fuel small planes
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Science & the Public: Young minds at risk from secondhand smoke
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332318/title/Young_minds _at_risk_from_secondhand_smoke .
Dato: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:38:34 -0400
Keeping homes smokefree can greatly limit cases of neurobehavioral disorders in young children, a massive study finds.
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Science & the Public: Metal water bottles may leach BPA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332291/title/Metal_water_ bottles_may_leach_BPA .
Dato: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:15:47 -0400
The estrogen-mimicking pollutant traces to a polymer resin lining affected bottles
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Collapsing Coastlines
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/332007/title/Collapsing_Co astlines_ .
Dato: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:44:15 -0400
How Arctic shores are pulled a-sea
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Science & the Public: AAAS board defends climate scientists
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331978/title/AAAS_board _defends_climate_scientists .
Dato: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:39 -0400
Group decries intimidation of researchers, expresses concern that public access to important data may be in jeopardy
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Science News: Technology
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2515/name/Technology. rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Technology".
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
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Science & the Public: Airports' leaden fallout may taint some kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332463/title/Airports%E2 %80%99_leaden_fallout_may_taint_some_kids .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:38 -0400
Study makes link between blood lead and the gasoline used to fuel small planes
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Science & the Public: Some comfort about broken CFLs
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332178/title/Some_comfort _about_broken_CFLs .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:45 -0400
Mercury release rates are low, new data show, but can build to toxic levels if broken bulbs aren't cleaned up right away.
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Batteries not included
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331859/title/Batteries_not_ included .
Dato: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:22:31 -0400
New sensor uses movement to power transmission of wireless signals
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Science News: Science News For Kids
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/3/name/Science_News_ For_Kids.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Science News For Kids".
Dato: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:12:49 -0400
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FOR KIDS: Plant-powered plastics
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332361/title/FOR_KIDS_ Plant-powered_plastics .
Dato: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:12:49 -0400
Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics
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FOR KIDS: Tsunami's trek traced in the sky
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332171/title/FOR_KIDS_ Tsunami%E2%80%99s_trek_traced_in_the_sky .
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:56:35 -0400
Scientists photograph atmospheric ripples that followed the March tsunami across the Pacific
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FOR KIDS: Not seeing sunspots
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331961/title/FOR_KIDS_ Not_seeing_sunspots .
Dato: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:33:42 -0400
Scientists predict a delay for the sun's next cycle
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FOR KIDS: Gut instinct
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331778/title/FOR_KIDS_ Gut_instinct .
Dato: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:57:20 -0400
New mouse study reveals a connection between intestinal bacteria and behavior
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FOR KIDS: Changing climate alters fish behavior
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331776/title/FOR_KIDS_ Changing_climate_alters_fish_behavior .
Dato: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:56:54 -0400
Study finds clownfish don't swim away from scary sounds in future ocean conditions
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FOR KIDS: Swirling seas of plastic trash
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331774/title/FOR_KIDS_ Swirling_seas_of_plastic_trash_ .
Dato: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:55:01 -0400
Long-lasting oceanic garbage threatens marine life
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Science News: Zoology
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feed/label_id/2530/name/Zoology.rss .
These are the latest Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews from Science News covering the topic "Zoology".
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:52:43 -0400
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Baboon bosses get stressed for success
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332369/title/Baboon_boss es_get_stressed_for_success .
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:52:43 -0400
Alpha males incur a surprising level of strain
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Chimp has an ear for talk
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332243/title/Chimp_has_an _ear_for_talk__ .
Dato: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:02:12 -0400
Language-trained ape recognizes distorted speech surprisingly well
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Science Express
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Online publication of Science papers, in advance of print publication <dc:date>2011-07-14T12:01:08-05:00</dc:date><items></items>
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[Research Article] A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests
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Net average global annual uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by forests was 1.1 petagrams of carbon, roughly one-sixth of fossil fuel emissions
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[Report] The Leukemogenicity of AML1-ETO Is Dependent on Site-Specific Lysine Acetylation
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A protein that drives the growth of leukemia does so only when it carries a specific posttranslational modification
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[Report] The Plant Cell Wall–Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi
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Comparative genomic analysis of dry rot fungus shows both convergent evolution and divergence among fungal decomposers
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[Report] Sequence and Structural Convergence of Broad and Potent HIV Antibodies That Mimic CD4 Binding
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Anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies with similar specificities and modes of binding were found in multiple HIV-infected individuals
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[Report] Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips
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Owing to Internet search, we are more likely to encode "where" aspects of memory rather than "what.">br><br<Authors: Betsy Sparrow, Jenny Liu, Daniel M. Wegner
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Cell Biology: Orphan No More?
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The orphan receptors LGR4, LGR5, and LGR6, members of the G protein—coupled receptor family, function in normal development and tumorigenesis. In the intestine and skin, LGR5 and LGR6 represent stem http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/268.1.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Ecology: Pelagic Predators Face Double Jeopardy, Too
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Human impacts on terrestrial predators have not only decreased their abundance but also resulted in extirpation of populations and subsequent range contraction. Species in these conditions face http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/268.2.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Microbiology: Transliterating the Canon
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The element chlorine is not a usual constituent of Escherichia coli, but it can be used to replace the methyl group in thymine (i.e., 5-methyluracil) to yield a synthetic nucleic http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/268.3.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Medicine: HDL: Quality Not Quantity?
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The introduction of drugs that lower serum levels of “bad” (LDL) cholesterol has had a major impact in reducing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. By contrast, complementary efforts to harness http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/268.4.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Applied Physics: Graphene Circuits on Glass
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Although suspended graphene sheets can show extraordinarily high electrical conductivity, in solid-state device applications the choice of supporting substrate can be critical. For high-frequency applications, such as radio-frequency mixers, it http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/269.1.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Microbiology: Cost of Living
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For microorganisms in the open ocean, where oligotrophic waters are limited in essential nutrients such as nitrogen, there is a delicate balance between growth and survival. Adapting to maximize the http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/269.2.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Climate Science: A Peek at Cold Corals
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The lush, warm-water corals that have become a pervasive example of species threatened by climate change are not the only such organisms so affected: Cold water corals, which live at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/269.3.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Science: This Week's News
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Summaries of this week's top stories, from Science Magazine <dc:date>2011-07-14T12:01:08-05:00</dc:date><items></items>
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[News of the Week] Around the World
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In science news around the world this week, the effects of the Yellowstone River oil spill on wildlife could have been worse, Japan's government will fund Fukushima health studies, India has loosened its policy on sharing remote-sensing imagery, and a congressional spending panel with jurisdiction over several research agencies has cut sharply into what President Barack Obama has requested for those programs next year.
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[News of the Week] Random Sample
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Physicist and former Representative Bill Foster has put plans for a political action committee "on indefinite hold." And a recent experiment carried out in the Jardin des Plantes in central Paris revealed that feral pigeons can recognize human faces.
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[News of the Week] Newsmakers
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This week's Newsmakers are physicist Stefan Hell, whose work on nanomicroscopy redefined how deeply scientists could peer into living cells and won him the 2011 Körber European Science Award, and cell biologist Randy Schekman, who has been named editor-in-chief of a new open-access biomedical journal sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Wellcome Trust, and the Max Planck Society.
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[News & Analysis] U.S. Science Budget: House Panel Would Kill Webb Space Telescope
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Last week, a House spending panel eliminated funding for the James Webb Space Telescope due to the telescope's escalating cost and what legislators regarded as poor management by NASA
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[News & Analysis] Science Funding: European Commission and ERC: 'Let's Stay Together'
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There's no need to cut the European Research Council loose from the European Commission and create a new, independent organization, says a task force that included top officials from the ERC and the commission
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[News & Analysis] Psychology: Searching for the Google Effect on People's Memory
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In four cleverly designed experiments reported online this week in <i>Science</i>, psychologists confirm the so-called Google effect: a growing belief that people are using the Internet as a personal memory bank
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[News Focus] Revolutionizing Egypt's Science: A New Day for Egyptian Science?
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In the aftermath of Egypt's popular uprising, the country is embracing a grand vision to make scientific research the engine of a powerhouse economy. Can Egyptian scientists make it happen
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[News Focus] Revolutionizing Egypt's Science: Does Cairo Need a Caltech?
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Some Egyptian academics fear that ambitious plans for a massive $2 billion science and technology city outside Cairo may distract leaders from reforming the existing vast and inefficient educational system
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[News Focus] Revolutionizing Egypt's Science: Tackling Egypt's New Plague
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Egyptian and Qatari researchers have come up with a nanotechnology method that they say detects hepatitis C RNA more quickly and cheaply than current methods
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[News Focus] Revolutionizing Egypt's Science: Modernizing Mummy Maintenance
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At the massive new conservation center of the Grand Egyptian Museum, workers are busy ensuring that the countless beautiful objects entombed in the Giza pyramids will also survive the ages
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[News Focus] Oil Exploration: Gulf Drilling Disaster Triggers Scrutiny of Mediterranean Oil Rush
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A rush to find and extract oil in the Mediterranean Sea is threatening one of the planet's marine biodiversity hot spots, scientists warn
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Threats to Mountain Runoff
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Snowpack in the mountains of western North America is a major contributor to river runoff in the warmer months. Changes in the size of the snowpack and the timing and http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.1.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Too Much Static
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The rubbing of a balloon on your hair or the accumulation of charge as you walk across a carpet are well-known examples of contact electrification. In the familiar lab experiment http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.2.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Sunspots Under the Spotlight
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Sunspots are dark because their strong magnetic fields suppress the convective heat flux from the interior of the Sun. However, convection cannot be fully suppressed; otherwise, sunspots would be a http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.3.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Where Is My Reward?
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Efficient reward-seeking requires that environmental stimuli are interpreted in the proper context, to predict when and where reward can be expected. In the brain, the ventral tegmental area and its http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.4.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Pity the Boss Man
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In social hierarchies, life at the top has benefits, including increased access to resources and mates. Thus, it has generally been thought that the advantages of rank dominance outweigh the http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.5.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Early Years Matter
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Efforts to improve early-childhood education can run the gamut from parenting classes to full-time daycare. Which programs achieve what, and how important are the effects, remain open questions. Reynolds et http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.6.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Twisting Tubes
Various animal organs show left-right (LR) asymmetric morphology and need to be able to form tubes (see the Perspective by Horne-Badovinac and Munro). The fly hindgut consists of an epithelial http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.7.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Trophic Ripple Effects
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Trophic cascades occur when the consumption of one species impacts the abundance and distribution of species at lower trophic levels. Such cascading effects have been documented across both terrestrial and http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.8.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Crystallizing Fanconi Anemia Proteins
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is characterized by hypersensitivity to DNA interstrand cross-linking agents. The resulting genomic instability is thought to underlie early-onset cancer, bone-marrow failure, and other problems seen in the http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.9.full?rss=1&q uot;
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Complex Interactions in Thin Films
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Confinement of a material as a thin film creates a quantum well structure that can alter the spin, charge, and orbital degrees of freedom of conduction electrons and can lead http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.10.full?rss=1& quot;
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Steady Growth, as a Rule
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Connectedness in a network often shows a threshold behavior. When there are few connections, there are isolated islands of connections, and the largest connected group is a small fraction of http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.11.full?rss=1& quot;
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Kondo Effects of an Oxygen Lattice
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The Kondo effect, in which electrons scatter from localized spins, is often thought about as a single-site process, such as scattering from a magnetic impurity in a nonmagnetic metal. Jiang http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.12.full?rss=1& quot;
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Tuning Zeolites
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Zeolites consist of a family of aluminosilicate minerals whose microporosity has made them valuable for filtration and catalysis. A long-standing goal has been to tailor the structure to add a http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.13.full?rss=1& quot;
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Deadly Oceans
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Large regions of the oceans are hypoxic, meaning that their dissolved oxygen concentrations are so low that most marine organisms cannot survive there. The volume of the oceans that experience http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.14.full?rss=1& quot;
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Introducing Bacterial Electrophysiology
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Bacterial electrophysiology has been limited by the inability to measure the membrane potential of single cells. Kralj et al. (p. 345) engineered a class of voltage-sensitive fluorescent membrane proteins to http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.15.full?rss=1& quot
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Synthetic Biology
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The design and construction of synthetic genomes that impart new biological function test the fundamental limits of life and provide technological breakthroughs for biotechnology. However, large-scale de novo synthesis of http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/265.16.full?rss=1& quot;
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Science Magazine Podcast
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Periodic audiocasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. For a full archive of shows, please visit www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast.
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011
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Science Podcast, 15 July 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110715.mp3
How the Internet has changed where we store memory; the relationship between hierarchy and stress in male baboons; the impact of revolution on scientific research in Egypt; and more.
Dato: Thu, 14 Jul 2011
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Science Podcast, 08 July 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110708.mp3
Evaluating a newly discovered antibody that promises to neutralize group 2 influenza viruses; nuclear waste processing and disposal in a future without Yucca Mountain; examining the complexity of spinal cord scar tissue; and more.
Dato: Thu, 07 Jul 2011
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Science Podcast, 01 July 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110701.mp3
New insights into the role social and group pressure has on memory; examining the significance and long-term impact of NASA's space shuttle; exploring the mathematics and applying statistics to the study of terrorist groups; and more.
Dato: Thu, 30 Jun 2011
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Science Podcast, 24 June 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110624.mp3 .
An isotope study of fossil teeth casts new light on dinosaur body temperatures; infants observed making inferences from sparse data to facilitate their own learning; the next frontier of battery technology; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 23 Jun 2011
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Science Podcast, 17 June 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110617.mp3 .
A mouse study suggests a treatment strategy for cancer-associated wasting syndrome; a case for continued support in Zanzibar's fight against malaria; the insights arising from plant genome sequences; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 16 Jun 2011
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Science Podcast, 10 June 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110610.mp3
The surprising effects of popular microlending programs to fight poverty; evidence that strong preschool programs have effects that resonate into adult life; a cave in South Africa provides insights into the development of human behavior; and more.
Dato: Thu, 9 Jun 2011
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Science Podcast, 3 June 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110603.mp3 .
Possible sighting of dark matter; a quantitative measure of the pace of evolution; reducing the achievement gap with science courses without increasing costs; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 2 Jun 2011
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Science Podcast, 27 May 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110527.mp3 .
Explaining cultural diversity; robots that mimic manta rays; your Letters to Science magazine; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 26 May 2011
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Science Podcast, 20 May 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110520.mp3
Diet's effect on the microbiome in your belly; teaching writing by teaching science; transmuting the reputation of alchemists; and more.
Dato: Thu, 19 May 2011
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Science Podcast, 13 May 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110513.mp3 .
Designing protein-protein interactions from scratch — on computer; new energy in the search for an AIDS cure; comparing the efficiency of photosynthesis and photovoltaics; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 12 May 2011
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Science Podcast, 6 May 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110506.mp3 .
The effects of climate on crop production; re-appraising control strategies for acute infectious diseases; using Darwin's ideas to study literature; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 5 May 2011
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Science Podcast, 29 April 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110429.mp3
Are dolphins too smart for captivity; organic light-emitting transistors; your Letters to Science magazine; and more.
Dato: Thu, 28 Apr 2011
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Science Podcast, 22 April 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110422.mp3 .
Large deposits of frozen carbon dioxide on Mars; cheaper high-performance fuel cell catalysts; new efforts to clean up the Ganges and other rivers in India; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 21 Apr 2011
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Science Podcast, 15 April 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110415.mp3 .
Budgeting for science; an ethical framework to address the complex problems of increased biofuel production; re-examining the self-steering riderless bicycle; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 14 Apr 2011
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Science Podcast, 8 April 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110408.mp3
The connection between physical disorder and stereotyping; keeping genetically-modified and organic crops separated; new insights into the internal structure of distant stars; and more.
Dato: Thu, 7 Apr 2011
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Science Podcast, 1 April 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110401.mp3 .
Semiconductor nanomaterials; potential changes to animal laws and implications for animal research; your Letters to Science; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 31 Mar 2011
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Science Podcast, 25 March 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110325.mp3 .
Cancer special: targeted cancer therapy, mechanisms of metastasis, and immunity's role in cancer; plus, some of the latest science news from ScienceNOW. .
Dato: Thu, 24 Mar 2011
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Science Podcast, 18 March 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110318.mp3
The Sendai earthquake, although anticipated, still astonished seismologists; an increasingly attractive option for storing hydrogen for fuel cells; and testing whether it is better to be evolutionarily fit or evolutionarily flexible.
Dato: Thu, 17 Mar 2011
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Science Podcast, 11 March 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110311.mp3 .
Counting civilian casualties in Afghanistan; understanding the social structures unique to humans; mortality patterns among primates, including people; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 10 Mar 2011
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Science Podcast, 4 March 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110304.mp3 .
Peeling graphene layer by layer; a diversified maritime economy over 10,000 years ago; a simple intervention to curb Nipah virus outbreaks in Bangladesh; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 3 Mar 2011
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Science Podcast, 25 February 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110225.mp3
Fighting malaria with transgenic fungi; how new technologies are enabling genomics research outside of human biology; your Letters to Science magazine; and more.
Dato: Thu, 24 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 21 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110221c.mp 3 .
New insights into the mysteries of stuttering .
Dato: Mon, 21 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 21 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110221b.mp 3 .
Testing for metacognition in people, pigeons, and macaques .
Dato: Mon, 21 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 21 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110221a.mp 3
Engaging citizens in large science projects
Dato: Mon, 21 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 20 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110220c.mp 3 .
Controlling virtual avatars and robotic devices by thought .
Dato: Sun, 20 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 20 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110220b.mp 3 .
Concerns in reporting on umbilical cord blood contaminants to mothers .
Dato: Sun, 20 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 20 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110220a.mp 3
Preparing for the next big solar storm
Dato: Sun, 20 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 19 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110219c.mp 3 .
Comparing national responses to climate change .
Dato: Sat, 19 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 19 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110219b.mp 3 .
Scientific and ethical issues in using surgery to treat psychiatric disorders .
Dato: Sat, 19 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 19 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110219a.mp 3
New global assessments of threats to marine life
Dato: Sat, 19 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 18 February 2011 — AAAS Meeting Special
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110218a.mp 3 .
Does speaking two languages improve your brain? .
Dato: Fri, 18 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 18 February 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110218.mp3 .
Using DNA tests to catch criminals; how one species of fish resists toxic pollutants; winners of the 2010 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 17 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 11 February 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110211.mp3
Focus on data: whether, and how, to release personal genomic data; making climate data available to non-climate scientists; the world's capacity to store, communicate, and compute information; and more.
Dato: Thu, 10 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 4 February 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110204.mp3 .
The 10th anniversary of the completion of the human genome project; the latest genome sequenced — that of the first crustacean; and directing the evolution of a protein container — researchers are copying how nature compartmentalizes. .
Dato: Thu, 3 Feb 2011
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Science Podcast, 28 January 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110128.mp3 .
Infants' awareness of social dominance; studying bird metabolism in wind tunnels; your Letters to Science; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 27 Jan 2011
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Science Podcast, 21 January 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110121.mp3
The neural basis of expert intuition; a cancer that captures its host's mitochondria; assuring the continued supply of radiopharmaceuticals; and more.
Dato: Thu, 20 Jan 2011
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Science Podcast, 14 January 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110114.mp3 .
Genetically modifying chickens to cut down on the spread of influenza; boosting test performance in school by writing about anxieties; how loneliness is hazardous to your health; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 13 Jan 2011
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Science Podcast, 7 January 2011
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_110107.mp3 .
Sexual ornamentation in butterflies; early human migration out of North Africa; your Letters to Science; and more. .
Dato: Thu, 6 Jan 2011
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