May 2002 Archives
31 May 2002
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Do Research, Do Time?
Mexican law could criminalize all research with transgenic organisms
31 May 2002
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Deadly Boring Jobs
Long-term study suggests rigid, mindless work increases mortality
31 May 2002
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Super Antibodies Arrest Anthrax Toxin
New treatment could take over where Cipro leaves off
30 May 2002
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Textbook Brain Map May Need Revision
Motor cortex represents not just parts of the body, but points in space
30 May 2002
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Treacherous Wasps Turn Ant Against Ant
Chemical ploy whips ants into fighting frenzy to wasps' advantage
30 May 2002
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Organic Farms Reap Many Benefits
Long-term study finds that organic is more energy efficient and leaves soil healthier
29 May 2002
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Supreme Court Blocks Patent Pirates
Festo decision reverses controversial ruling on copycat inventions
29 May 2002
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The Hunter and the Hunted
Some bacteria might have evolved disguises to escape predators--not their hosts' defenses
29 May 2002
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The Power of Napping
New evidence that naps improve perceptual performance
29 May 2002
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A Brighter Picture for European Space Science
Creative planning squeezes more missions from a shrunken budget
28 May 2002
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Educated Guesses Gone Wrong
The brain's assumptions about moving objects may underlie common illusions
28 May 2002
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The World's Oldest Genetic Engineers
A smart partnership between wasps and viruses began 74 million years ago
28 May 2002
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A Better Lyme Vaccine?
New candidate could offer the same protection with fewer side effects
28 May 2002
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Martian Ice Unearthed
NASA spacecraft spots telltale signs of buried frozen water
24 May 2002
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Keeping the Body in One Time Zone
Newly discovered protein may help keep the body in synch with the brain's master clock
24 May 2002
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Long Live the Salt of the Earth
Wide-ranging microbial species set up communities inside salt cyrstals
24 May 2002
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New Amino Acid Debuts
Unusual find reveals richness and flexibility of the genetic code
24 May 2002
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Step Right Up to the Sequencer, Folks
Chickens, chimps, and urchins among next in line to have their genomes unraveled
23 May 2002
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Can Chimps Ape Ancient Hominids?
Nutcracking chimpanzees may shed light on early tool use
23 May 2002
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Most Oil in the Sea From Consumers
People using petroleum products, not tankers, produce most marine pollution
23 May 2002
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Cosmologists Swoon Over New Images
Long-awaited pictures from Cosmic Background Imager released
22 May 2002
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Taxonomy in Danger of Extinction
House of Lords warns that taxonomist shortage could derail conservation efforts
22 May 2002
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Attack of the Red Blood Cells
Patients' red blood cells ferry medications to targets
22 May 2002
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New Clues to Coral Disease
Microbe dragnet rounds up some suspicious characters
22 May 2002
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Navy Research Sub Burns in Pacific
Unique vessel conducted deep-water research and development
22 May 2002
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Cipro Use Up, Efficacy Down
Antibiotics' punch has waned as hospitals use them more often
21 May 2002
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Incumbent Critters Hard to Defeat
Only a few cataclysmic events shook up the balance of ocean life
21 May 2002
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Out-Muscling Zebra Mussels
Bacterial product may help to battle invasive species
21 May 2002
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Sicker From Soy?
Estrogen-like compound in soy impairs immune function in mice
21 May 2002
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Stephen Jay Gould Dies
Renowned paleontologist and science popularizer succumbs to cancer
20 May 2002
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Move Over, Saturn
Discovery of 11 new moons makes Jupiter king of satellites
20 May 2002
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Smallpox Gets Reprieve
World Health Organization says last stocks will be kept for research
20 May 2002
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Pioneering Physics Studies Under Suspicion
Bell Labs is investigating questions about data in five published papers
17 May 2002
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Closing an Open Mind
Babies specialize in recognizing human faces by 9 months
17 May 2002
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Tooth decay? Get Milk!
Quaffing milk from specially vaccinated cows could fight cavities
17 May 2002
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A Computer as Big as All Creation
If the universe is one big computer, how fast is it?
17 May 2002
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Cool Bacterium Spawned Them All
Life might not have begun in hot springs or geothermal vents
16 May 2002
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Rapid Rewards of Marine Reserves
Most comprehensive study to date finds fast, long-lasting benefits
16 May 2002
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Keen as a Crocodile
Ancient sensory system alerts crocs to faintest splash
16 May 2002
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Impacts a Mixed Blessing for Dinosaurs?
A giant impact did them in--but another one may have gotten them started
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