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December 2001 Archives

10 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Science Literacy on the Rise in China

New survey shows favorable attitudes but low use of libraries, Internet
10 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Europeans Apathetic Toward Science

Most respect scientific work but are not very interested, study finds
7 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Lawrence Livermore Chief Quits

Bruce Tarter resigns after 7 years at the helm of troubled lab
7 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

U.K. Joins Astronomy Powerhouse

British scientists gain access to ESO's Very Large Telescope
7 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Starry Lens Comes Into Focus

Astronomers capture first snapshot of a microlens
7 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Not-so-Comatose Snowball

New isotopic data challenge the concept of an ancient ice-covered world
6 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Texas Researcher to Head NCI

President Bush names prostate cancer surgeon von Eschenbach to head $3.7 billion institute
6 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

The Ugly Truth About Pot Bellies

Cortisol may explain why the "apple-shaped" body type causes health risks
6 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

... But Men Still Have an Edge

Women are less likely to succeed in U.S. science, panel finds
6 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Caltech Wants More Women

Institute sets ambitious target: more than doubling the number of women faculty
5 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Water + Sun + New Photocatalyst = Power

Technique could lead to clean, cheap energy source
5 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

NSF May Get Windfall

White House proposes shifting $120 million from Smithsonian and other agencies in 2003
5 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Crick Papers Garner $1.3 Million

Wellcome Trust acquires DNA pioneer's scientific notes, letters to colleagues
4 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Io Says Cheese

Galileo grabs a rare close-up of the moon's surface
4 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cells Show Brain Power

Human embryonic stem cells turned into neural precursors
4 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Genes Reveal Gypsies' Past

Today's European populations descended from a small Asian founder group, study suggests
3 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Gene Sets Milers and Sprinters Apart

One allele is ideal for endurance, another favors bursts of power
3 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

Web Site to Help Bridge the e-Divide

SciDev.net aims to bring scientific information to developing countries
3 December 2001 | ScienceNOW

When Plants See the Light

Small genetic variations affect how Arabidopsis strains react to sunlight
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