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30 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Number Fun With Ben

by Barry Cipra
Mathematician discovers "magic squares" by Benjamin Franklin
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30 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Clues to Scrapie-Mad Cow Link

by Michael Balter
Scrapie-infected sheep brains might induce BSE in cattle, study finds
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30 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

New Echoes of Big Bang

by Charles Seife
Three studies detect overtones of cosmos's earliest history
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27 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Gene Therapy Makes Blind Dogs See

by Josh Gewolb
Eyesight restored in animals with rare genetic disorder
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27 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Planet in the Making

by Mark Muro
Missing chapter of life history filled by new images
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27 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Celera Sequences Mouse Genome

by Eliot Marshall
Data will be pay-per-view; No plans for peer-review publication
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27 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Sweet Genes Are Made of This

by R. John Davenport
Newly discovered gene may be key to sweet tooth
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26 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Miniature Genome Sequenced

by Alka Agrawal
Locked inside an algae, cell nucleus remnant offers peek into the past
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26 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

America's First City

by Heather Pringle
Civilization in the Peruvian desert is much older than archaeologists thought
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26 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

The English Patient

by Martin Enserink
One human foot and mouth case confirmed in Britain, six others suspected
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26 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cells Coaxed to Make Insulin

by Gretchen Vogel
Advance is a step toward possible therapy for diabetes
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25 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Dino Feathers in Fine Form

by Erik Stokstad
Incredible plumage discovered on Chinese dinosaur
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25 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

While You Were Sleeping

by Mitchell Leslie
Brain rewired during sleep, study in cats shows
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25 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

AIDS Debate Declared Dead

by Jon Cohen
Four papers dismiss the theory that polio vaccines spawned the pandemic
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24 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

SESAME Opens New Doors

by Robert Koenig
Two pledges give Middle East synchrotron project a boost
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24 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

MIT Cleans Up Its Act

by Andrew Lawler
University launches environmental projects after pollution fine
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24 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

At Sea, at Risk

by David Malakoff
Sawfish to become the first U.S. marine fish listed as endangered
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24 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Brain's Language Centers Listen to Music

by Constance Holden
Harmonic oddities engage speech area of brain
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23 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Cellular Motor Caught In the Act

by Dennis Normile
New images show dance of energy-producing enzyme
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23 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Probing the Brains of Ancient Japanese

by Dennis Normile
1800-year-old skulls contain traces of brain tissue
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23 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Neurons Jump Scar Hurdles

by Dan Ferber
Blocking an enzyme allows damaged cells to grow
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20 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Conservation Biologists Bag Awards

by Constance Holden
Research on bird ecology and tropical forests is recognized
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20 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Bird Brain Transplants

by Jay Withgott
Exchange between bird species illuminates basis of innate sound perception
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20 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Deadly Microbe's Genome Deciphered

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Genetic codes of two staph strains reveal complexity and possible danger genes
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20 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

'Synthetic Life' Created in Labs

by Robert F. Service
Engineered E. coli accept amino acids that other life-forms reject
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19 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

When to Abandon Your Nest

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Breeding birds weigh risk before protecting their young
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19 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Elephant Elders Deserve Respect

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Grandmothers know best when it comes to strangers
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19 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Distant Comet Tangoes With Satellite

by Govert Schilling
New system resembles Pluto and its moon
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18 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Satellite's New Lease on Life

by Govert Schilling
BeppoSAX gets another year to gather x-ray data
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18 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Bee Smart

by Jay Withgott
Honeybees can master abstract concepts
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18 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Some Like It Medium Hot

by R. John Davenport
A new fuel cell closes in on the ideal temperature
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17 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Slowing

by Martin Enserink
Intensified control measures in Britain appear to be successful
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17 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

St. John's Wort Works No Wonders

by Dan Ferber
Herbal extract is no better than placebo at easing major depression
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17 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Surprise Me, Please!

by Josh Gewolb
Unpredictable pleasures zing the brain's reward centers
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16 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Scientists Rally Around Smithsonian Centers

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Call issued for the Smithsonian secretary to rethink planned closures
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16 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cell Review Setback

by Gretchen Vogel
NIH cancels review of cell lines, puts funding process on indefinite hold
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16 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Long Live the Brains

by Constance Holden
Kids with high IQ more likely to reach old age
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13 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

How Plants Fight Freezing

by Elizabeth Norton Lasley
Gene appears to dampen plants' responses to the cold
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13 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

A New Fault From Old Data

by Mark Sincell
Analysis of 140-year-old survey data shows India's shaky ground
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13 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Chilly Coincidence in Earth History

by Richard A. Kerr
Freak ice age from double-whammy of orbit and rotational tilt
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