February 2001 Archives
28 February 2001
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Bush Budget Plays Favorites
Biomedical science wins big increases while other disciplines stagnate
28 February 2001
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Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Worsens
Epidemic in the United Kingdom is the latest in a global rampage
28 February 2001
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Atomic Sliding Puzzle
Moving holes allow copper atoms to skitter about a surface
28 February 2001
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Mad Cow Blood Test?
Decreased levels of a protein may betray prion infection
27 February 2001
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Life, or Just a Rock?
Claim of bacterial detritus in a martian meteorite fails to convince researchers
27 February 2001
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New Twist in Gallium Struggle
Court decision causes more headaches for U.S.-Russian neutrino experiment
27 February 2001
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Europe Launches Science Flagship
New $16 billion research program aims for pan-European panacea
26 February 2001
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The Flip Side of Fat
Obesity research could also help patients who are wasting away
26 February 2001
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Cosmic Misfits Elude Theories
Astronomers discover more than 100 objects that are neither star nor planet
26 February 2001
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China Honors Science Pioneers
Two win award for lifetime scientific achievement; two other prizes unclaimed
26 February 2001
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Big Budget Boost for NIH
Bush Administration plans record $2.8 billion increase; lobbyists want more
23 February 2001
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Bear Muscles Bear the Winter
Strength stays intact despite long hibernation
23 February 2001
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On the Horns of a Dilemma
For male beetles, having big horns means that other organs suffer
23 February 2001
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A House Divided
Mathematician challenges apportionment formula for U.S. congressional seats
22 February 2001
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Giving Birth to Brain Cells
Stem cells in umbilical cords help rats recover from stroke
22 February 2001
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Early Hominid Sows Division
Scientists spar over radical shake-up of the human family tree
22 February 2001
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Nobelists Lobby Bush on Stem Cells
Eminent scientists urge the president not to interfere with controversial research
22 February 2001
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It Came From the Heavens
Cosmic collision fingered in Earth's worst mass extinction
21 February 2001
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Sticking With It No More
New form of insulin may one day eliminate needles
21 February 2001
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Energy Woes Threaten Salmon
Crisis forces power supplier in the Northwest to release more water
21 February 2001
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Dinosaur Slasher
A fierce predator may have slammed its upper jaw into prey
20 February 2001
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Estrogen Wires the Brain
The sex hormone adds new connections between neurons in the rat hippocampus
20 February 2001
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Earth's Turbulent Magnetic Field
A quartet of satellites is providing new insights
20 February 2001
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Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked by Mouse Model
Research supports idea that common gene underlies different autoimmune diseases
20 February 2001
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The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro
Famed African peak is losing its glaciers at an astounding rate
19 February 2001
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Invasions of the Algae
New evolutionary trees reveal the origins of land plants
19 February 2001
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NSF Puts Brave Face On
Science supporters hope Congress will overrule Administration's budget plans
19 February 2001
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Stem Cells Relieve Parkinson's in Rats
Injected cells turn into the right kind of cell, communicate with neighbors
19 February 2001
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Lake Vostok: Stirred, Not Shaken
Geologic evidence points to activity within ice-covered Antarctic lake
18 February 2001
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What Makes a Fish a Threat?
Four factors give some invasive species an edge
18 February 2001
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Physicists Confront a 'Number From Hell'
Experiments tentatively point to a matter-antimatter mismatch
18 February 2001
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New Uses for Old Drugs
Tetracyclines look promising in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma
16 February 2001
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Solid Reflection of Neon
Physicists have a versatile new tool for directing atom beams
16 February 2001
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Probing the Riddle of Relapse
Study shows drug relapse similar for rats and humans
16 February 2001
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Superconductor Sets Record for Metal Compounds
A simple compound superconducts at nearly twice the temperature of its closest rival
15 February 2001
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The Early Days of Maize
Corn was domesticated at least 700 years earlier than previously thought
15 February 2001
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Blocking Flu at Its Core
Scientists have learned how to block a step in viral replication
15 February 2001
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Alzheimer's Gene Accelerates Multiple Sclerosis
Hindered cellular repair processes probably a factor in both diseases
14 February 2001
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Stellar Candles Snuffed Out
New observation shows that large stars can whittle away smaller companions
14 February 2001
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Oddities on a NEAR-Struck Asteroid
Boulders and a dearth of craters puzzle researchers
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