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February 2002 Archives

13 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Battle of the Sexes, Water-Strider Style

New evidence of the eternal struggle for the upper hand in mating
13 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Black Hole's Suspicious Weight Gain

New observations call into question one popular method for weighing black holes
13 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Researchers Claim Win on Rodent Rules

Senate votes to bar regulations on laboratory mice and rats
12 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Malaria Enters the Genomic Era

Researchers present view of parasite's genome; mosquito to follow
12 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Canada's Plan to Spur Innovation

New 10-year research plan aims to bring universities and industry together
12 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Cool Mint Receptors

Researchers discover two ways our neurons sense cold
11 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

HIV Heretic's Deadly Dare

Berkeley scientist bets his life that HIV is less dangerous than the drugs used to treat it
11 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Cloned Mice Die Young

A new study adds premature death to the perils of being a clone
11 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Wandering Warblers

A new tracking technique reveals where the birds migrate--and why their numbers are declining
11 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Arnold Levine Resigns

The president of Rockefeller University abruptly resigned yesterday
8 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Spicy Mystery Solved

Study reveals why chili peppers burn, and why birds don't mind
8 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

German Reactor Delayed Again

Environmental ministry cites security concerns
8 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Controversial 'Fossils' Get Even Older

Strange structures dated at 1.6 billion years
7 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Max Perutz Dies

A pioneer of molecular biology is dead at 87
7 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Fertilizing in the Future

Rising carbon dioxide levels may make today's fertilizers less efficient
7 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Cold War's Genetic Fallout

DNA mutations linked to Soviet bomb tests
7 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Tricking the Brain to Feel No Pain

Drugs and placebos activate the same neural circuits
6 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Neapolitan Nanowires

Scientists construct striped nanowires by combining materials
6 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

French Research Agency Criticized

CNRS under fire from government auditors
6 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

How Bacteria Stick Together

Researchers uncover the signals bacteria use to keep the right distance
5 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Particle Accelerator Blues

Troubled by glitches, Tevatron scrambles to retain its edge
5 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Max Planck's Marriage of Convenience

Germany's elite research institution ties knot with big pharma
5 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Staring at the Sun

A long-awaited satellite should help explain the largest explosions in the solar system
4 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Super Sniffers

Potential moms can hone their noses
4 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Bush Offers Science Spending Plan

Budget proposes 8% boost for federal R&D budgets
4 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

A New Angle on Targeted Drug Design

Researchers inject peptide library into brain-dead patient
1 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Borrowed Immunity for Anthrax

Researchers plan to treat future victims with plasma from vaccinated volunteers
1 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

NSF Offers Teachers a $160 Million Apple

Agency hopes new math and science partnerships will raise test scores
1 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Strange Spelling for Proteins

Researchers create novel proteins by adding new letters to the genetic code
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