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29 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Bats in Belly Bad for Brain

by Noreen Parks

Toxic bat meat may have caused a rare brain disease

29 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Math Cracks Egg Problem

by Erica Klarreich

The hard-boiled physics of spinning eggs revealed

29 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Aventis to Donate Smallpox Vaccine

by Martin Enserink

Government plans to add 85 million doses to stockpile after safety and efficacy tests

29 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Hippity Hoppity Clones

by Gretchen Vogel

First cloned rabbits are a step toward transgenic bunny bioreactors

28 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Clue to Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel

Bacteria put on a different coat, trigger more powerful immune response

28 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Smallpox Vaccine Worries Decrease

by Martin Enserink

Current stocks can be diluted, study finds; huge cache found in company's freezers

28 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Quakes to Depend On?

by Erik Stokstad

A kind of gentle earthquake may be predictable

28 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Does TV Make Us Violent?

by Ben Shouse

Survey says yes, but the controversy rolls on

27 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

NSF Picks New Science and Technology Centers

by Jeffrey Mervis

Six university teams to get up to $40 million over 10 years

27 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Darker Skies Over Central Europe

by Gretchen Vogel

Czech Republic becomes first nation to legally limit artificial light

27 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Seeds of Anxiety

by Solana Pyne

Serotonin receptors in the developing brain may play a key role in anxiety

27 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Debut of Jaws

by Katie Greene

Simply switching off a gene may have enabled primitive vertebrates to grow jaws

26 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Decoding Rheumatic Fever

by Deborah Hill

The bacteria behind the disease picked up their wicked ways from viruses

26 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Cosmic Ripples Confirm Universe's Acceleration

by Andrew Watson

New evidence for acceleration points to key role for

26 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Bush Nominates NIH Director

by Jocelyn Kaiser

President says Zerhouni 'shares my view' about biomedical ethics

25 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

DARPA and Jason Divorce

by Ann Finkbeiner

Spat over membership blamed for breakup of advisory group

25 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Did Homer Have Help?

by Erica Klarreich

Stats suggest Iliad and Odyssey were composed by different poets

25 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Impulsive Rats Illuminate Decision-Making

by Etienne Benson

Without a crucial piece of cortex, rats won't stand for delayed gratification

25 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Rough Reflector Smoothes Way for Atom Hologram

by Adrian Cho

Quantum reflections enable atoms to bounce off solid surfaces

22 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Ancient DNA Untangles Evolutionary Paths

by Elizabeth Pennisi

Two studies examine genetic material from old bones

22 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Reelin' in Clues to Schizophrenia

by Adam Bostanci

Could a protein important for stem cell migration play a role in the disorder?

22 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Whisper of Magnetism Tells Molecules Apart

by Robert F. Service

A new advance could lead to smaller, cheaper MRI machines

21 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Tracking Wins and Losses in the Brain

by Greg Miller

Anterior cingulate cortex may judge whether things are going your way

21 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Murky Ponds Minimize Mercury

by Katie Greene

Toxin hops from algae to fleas to fish, study suggests

21 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

When NO Means Go, Go, Go

by Mary Beckman

Nitric oxide keeps penile erections up for the long haul

20 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

African Skull Points to One Human Ancestor

by Ann Gibbons

Early African and Asian hominids belonged to same species

20 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Women Engineers Marginalized

by Andrew Lawler

MIT report concludes female engineering faculty still face many obstacles

20 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

First Oral Smallpox Drug Developed

by Dan Ferber

Fatty molecules sneak drug into bloodstream

19 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Europeans Launch Genomics Triumvirate

by Gretchen Vogel

Projects focus on twins, mouse genetics, and proteomics

19 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Tracking a New Suspect in Arthritis

by Ben Shouse

Antibodies to a widespread molecule could cause hot spots of inflammation

19 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses

by Jocelyn Kaiser

Loss of a Rhode Island-sized chunk in 35 days may reflect dramatic warming

19 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Dark Age Galaxy

by Andrew Watson

Astronomers spot the oldest object ever seen

18 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Hairy Senses of Manatees

by Kathleen Wong

A body covered in whiskerlike hairs could help them sense surroundings

18 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Ordinary Galaxy Hints at Less Ordinary Matter

by Govert Schilling

Observations of a distant galaxy suggest there may be less ordinary matter in the universe than previously thought

18 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Turning Diatoms Into Nanodevices

by Andrew Watson

Replacing the tiny organisms' silica shells with more useful material could open the door to miniature devices based on natural designs

15 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Yeast Proteins Get on the Map

by Katie Greene

Largest collection yet charted, yeast effort could offer clues about proteins in people

15 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Human Proteins Take a Hit From Cocaine

by Katharine Miller

Troubling hints about the drug's long-lasting effects on the body

15 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Thumbs Up for Fingerprint Evidence

by Adrian Cho

Experts may declare a match after all, a federal judge has ruled

14 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

When Antibiotics Fail, a Few Strains Are at Fault

by Solana Pyne

In one species, a small number wreaks a lot of havoc

14 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Stellar Pair Whirls in a 5-Minute Dash

by Robert Irion

The tightest binary star system yet should spew gravitational waves

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