October 2002 Archives
31 October 2002
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Two Thumbs Up for Smithsonian Science
Reports criticized proposed shift in Smithsonian research dollars
31 October 2002
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Fortified Home on the Range
Elaborate defenses protected a once-teeming Native American settlement
31 October 2002
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Mars's Hidden Glaciers
The red planet may harbor massive glaciers buried by rock
31 October 2002
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How Grampa Lost His Wobble
Vibrating insoles might improve balance in the elderly
30 October 2002
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Special Offer: Your Genome on a Disk
Free with a $500,000 donation to the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation
30 October 2002
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Debate Over Frog Deformities Boils On
New studies conflict over the risks of a common herbicide
30 October 2002
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The Purest Star
Ancient star provides view of cosmic chemistry just after the big bang
29 October 2002
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Putting the Pieces Together
When lines take a shape, the brain muffles another image processing area
29 October 2002
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Haplotype Map Launched
$100 million project will seek genes tied to disease
29 October 2002
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Sea-floor Science Silenced
Environmentalists win halt to seismic mapping they claim killed whales
29 October 2002
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Antihydrogen Abounds
A second group says it has made antihydrogen--and studied its properties
28 October 2002
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Protein Databases Unite!
NIH funds international effort to merge proteomics data
28 October 2002
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Fish-Killer's Weapon Revealed?
A rough sketch of the Pfiesteria toxin spurs controversy
28 October 2002
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Subtle Mutation Linked to Lupus
A single genetic spelling error may be a long-sought clue
25 October 2002
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Breaking the Mucus Barrier
A mucus-thinning compound aids delivery of a therapeutic gene for cystic fibrosis
25 October 2002
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A Quicker Climate Fix?
Cutting soot may slow global warming sooner than carbon dioxide
25 October 2002
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Looking Beyond Hormone Therapy
Researchers gather to discuss the future after ending a trial abruptly
24 October 2002
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Beer Bellies to Fear
Stomach surplus hinders rodents' ability to use glucose
24 October 2002
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Trees Smuggle Water to Fungi
Oaks dredge up water in exchange for nutrients from underground microbes
24 October 2002
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The Best of Estrogen
Synthetic hormone builds bone without affecting reproductive organs
23 October 2002
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No Epidemic From Polio Vaccine
Viral contaminant caused no cancer wave, but possibly rare cases
23 October 2002
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Pentagon Science Gains
Mammoth Pentagon funding bill includes $7.1 billion for basic and applied science
23 October 2002
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X-ray Flashes Reveal Atom's Core
A new technique traces the frenetic movements of electrons
23 October 2002
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British Hormone Study Stopped
Medical Research Council overrules research team, halts major hormone replacement trial
22 October 2002
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Testosterone’s Sidekick
Genes on sex chromosomes help shape male brains
22 October 2002
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Deep Fritz Ties Kramnik
A computer battles the world chess champion to a draw
22 October 2002
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Environmentalists Sue Over Whale Deaths
NSF mapping expedition off Mexico allegedly killed two whales
21 October 2002
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Damn the Neutrinos!
Nuclear subs could torpedo future neutrino experiments, physicists say
21 October 2002
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Folding@Home Takes to the Lab
30,000 sleeping computers predict a protein folding result
21 October 2002
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Jumbled DNA Separates Chimps and Humans
Gene-chip studies show more differences than previously thought
18 October 2002
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RNA Shows Off Its Flexibility
When its work is done, some RNA can curl up and turn itself off
18 October 2002
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Toxin-Eating Bugs Reveal Their Secret
Membranes previously unknown in nature protect a bacterium from its food
18 October 2002
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Dinosaur 'Mummy' Unveiled
New specimen is one of the most completely preserved yet
17 October 2002
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Ohio Schools Evolve
School board says schools may teach creationism but must teach evolution
17 October 2002
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Clinical Subjects Office Chief Steps Down
Says watchdog office now following "road map" for reform
17 October 2002
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Bugs Spy on Plants' Chemical Weapons Programs
A crop pest steals the signals plants use to deploy their defenses
17 October 2002
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Sudden Oak Death Microbe to Be Sequenced
Genome effort might benefit crops as well as California's oaks
17 October 2002
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Microwaves Pierce Painlessly
New drill bores dust-free holes silently
16 October 2002
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New Clue to Octopus Sex Oddity
Why are male blanket octopuses 40,000 times smaller than females?
16 October 2002
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Trees Exacerbate Forest Smog
Mixture of industrial pollution and forest gases creates damaging ozone
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