October 2001 Archives
31 October 2001
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The Latest Angle on Neutrinos
New findings mark new era in neutrino research
31 October 2001
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Pushing Back Placental Mammals
New fossils suggest that placental mammals began to diversify during age of dinosaurs
31 October 2001
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Starquakes in a Whirling Crystal
Tiny fractures in a disk of atoms may mimic cracks in the crusts of neutron stars
30 October 2001
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Protecting the Liver From Itself
A tiny change in a liver protein stops liver disease before it starts
30 October 2001
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Antiterrorism Law May Impact U.S. Labs
Anthrax attacks bring close look at labs that handle deadly pathogens
30 October 2001
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A Wire No Wider Than a Few Electrons
Tiny crystal of electrons is step toward a quantum computer
30 October 2001
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Baby Pulsar in a Gaseous Cradle?
Gas from a bloated star may have recently spun newborn to fantastic speeds
29 October 2001
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Hyman Returns to Harvard
NIMH director accepts job as Harvard's #2
29 October 2001
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'Umbrella' Conservation Has Some Leaks
Saving a California bird doesn't benefit its insect neighbors
29 October 2001
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Caltech Lands $600 Million
Record-breaking gift from Intel founder may fund a range of university projects
29 October 2001
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The Lefty Advantage
Those with left-handed relatives excel in episodic memory test
26 October 2001
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Japanese Pufferfish Genome Decoded
Fugu is second vertebrate ever, after human, to be mapped in detail
26 October 2001
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Ice Lottery's Scientific Payoff
84 years of betting on Alaskan thaw gives insight into climate change
26 October 2001
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Trees' Watery Secrets
Want to see what goes on in a tree trunk? Put it in a CT scanner
25 October 2001
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Indian Technology Head Beaten Up
Attack may stem from sour labor relations
25 October 2001
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Whither 'Mad Cow' Disease?
Two teams of scientists advance contradictory estimates
25 October 2001
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Westerner Named to Chinese University Post
Qinghua breaks with tradition, appointing Purdue engineer to head a department
24 October 2001
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Psychologist to lead AAAS
Drug abuse expert Alan Leshner named head of prominent society that publishes Science
24 October 2001
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How Special Is Cipro?
Researchers warn against putting too much trust in a single antibiotic
24 October 2001
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$500,000 for the Imagination
MacArthur "genius" grants go to 23 creative thinkers
24 October 2001
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Gut Microbes' Genomes Unveiled
Two new sequences could help find mechanisms and treatments of intestinal illnesses
23 October 2001
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Spread the Love
Fruit flies help explain the genetic benefits of sex
23 October 2001
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Is 'Mad Cow' in Sheep a No-Brainer?
U.K. lab learns sheep brains it was studying may have belonged to cows
23 October 2001
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Double-Teaming the Lungs
Mutations on two genes may raise risk of asthma
23 October 2001
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Clues to Anthrax's Toxin
Two studies offer hope of new ways to treat the deadly infection
22 October 2001
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Buried Stories of the Midwest
Geologists construct maps of the region's hidden geology
22 October 2001
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Ancient Roots for an African Language?
Click consonants may date back to humans' earliest common ancestor
19 October 2001
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A Weather Forecast for Next Month?
New findings could aid long-term predictions for the Northern Hemisphere
19 October 2001
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Lemurs Leap Into Fossil Record
The first lemur fossil suggests Asian, not African, origins
19 October 2001
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How Birds Fly Cheap
Two secrets revealed: Eat well and stick together
18 October 2001
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Six Degrees of Uncertainty
Doubt cast on results of a famous experiment in social connections
18 October 2001
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Happy Birthday to Us!
ScienceNOW is 5 years old--read a few of our most fun and fascinating stories.
18 October 2001
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Unscathed Huntington's Fatal Attraction
Scientists propose new theory to explain the deadly brain disease
18 October 2001
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A Surgical Tool Helps Illuminate Coral Reefs
Sponges in small cavities vacuum up nutrients for hungry corals
17 October 2001
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Pregnancy Awakens a Tumor Suppressor
P53 stays active in women long after pregnancy, protecting against breast cancer
17 October 2001
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NASA Chief Suddenly Resigns
After nearly a decade on the job, Dan Goldin calls it quits
17 October 2001
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Carbon Magnets Get Hot
In a first, scientists create an organic magnet that functions above room temperature
17 October 2001
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Animal Drug Use Attacked
Three new studies suggest that feeding animals antibiotics breeds drug resistance
16 October 2001
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White House Fills Key Science Post
Longtime congressional aide would be technology advisor
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