December 2002 Archives
31 December 2002
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Litter-Loving Crabs
Hermit crabs make the best of beach pollution
31 December 2002
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Peering Into 2003
What breakthroughs will the new year bring?
30 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Cosmic Twist
Cosmic microwave background observations reveal first moments of the universe
30 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Genomes Head South
Developing countries may benefit from rice, malaria genomes
30 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Neutrinos Nailed
Elusive particles yield some of their secrets
27 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Fast Moves
Physicists make high-speed, atomic- action movies
27 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: A Taste for Temperature
Scientists get tuned in to new sensory receptors
27 December 2002
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Mitochondrial Thermostat
Regional variations in mitochondrial DNA might regulate body heat
26 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Clear Skies Ahead
Adaptive optics yields sharper views of the cosmos
26 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Frozen Images
A new technique provides stunning images of cells' innards
26 December 2002
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Interfering With HIV
Small RNA molecules help cells resist infection
24 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Evolutionary Headlines
Discovery of an ancient skull fills a crucial gap in human evolution
24 December 2002
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Breakthroughs 2002: Retina Receptors
Findings shed new light on the brain's circadian clock
24 December 2002
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Santa's Rain Fear
Climate change threatens Arctic reindeer
23 December 2002
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Ebola's Feathered Friends
The deadly virus may have evolved in birds
23 December 2002
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Nanowheels Get Revved Up
A flash of light can make molecular motors spin faster
23 December 2002
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Immunotherapy Takes on AIDS
Surprising success in monkey experiments spurs cautious hope for treating humans
20 December 2002
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Bush Signs NSF 'Doubling' Bill
Ceremony papers over politics of boosting NSF's budget
20 December 2002
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Sticky Cells Spell Trouble for Arteries
The cells that help blood clot may also trigger atherosclerosis
20 December 2002
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More Scarlet Letters for Schön
Six more papers by the former Bell Labs physicist to be retracted
20 December 2002
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Ice Lake Pushes the Eco-Extremes
2800-year-old microbes preserved in ice; bigger surprises possible in water below
20 December 2002
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Science-savvy Senator Eyes Key Post
The likely new Majority Leader may be a mixed blessing for scientists
20 December 2002
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Turf War Erupts Over Santa Tracking
NASA steps on the Pentagon's toes with a new Christmastime mission
19 December 2002
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Bare-bones RNA Can Speed Reactions
Finding hints at RNA's broad role during early life
19 December 2002
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Prime Riddle
Computer scientists hack away at an odd conjecture in number theory
19 December 2002
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Breakthrough of the Year: Small RNAs
Long-neglected snippets might have big protective role inside cells
18 December 2002
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Sing Along With the Genome
Scientists team up with a composer to turn microbe genomes into music
18 December 2002
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Sugar Pill Stymies Sperm
A novel male contraceptive shows promise in mice
18 December 2002
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No Holiday Cheer for NIH, NSF
Bush's proposed 2004 budget may amount to a lump of coal
17 December 2002
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Pesticide Cocktail Amplifies Frog Deformities
More chemicals are much worse than high herbicide doses
17 December 2002
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Biologists to Launch Free Journal
New online journal would charge for publishing papers--not reading them
17 December 2002
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Hawaii's Wandering Hot Spot
Debate heats up over whether deep volcanic plumes sway in Earth's mantle
17 December 2002
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Dolphins in Danger
Tuna fishing is still lethal to dolphins, a new report concludes
17 December 2002
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Policing Bioterror Research
New U.S. rules set the stage for tighter security, oversight
16 December 2002
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Pi in the Sky
Mathematicians’ favorite constant nailed down to 1.241 trillion digits
16 December 2002
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CERN Gets New Head
Council also grants ‘observer’ status to India
16 December 2002
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Enzyme Does a Body Good
A protein's secondary function helps make milk nourishing
16 December 2002
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Rough Entry for Foreign Scholars
National Academies ask for looser travel restrictions for researchers
13 December 2002
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Arctic Rivers Picking Up Speed
Increased freshwater flow could derail crucial ocean current
13 December 2002
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Rosetta Team on Tenterhooks
Rocket similar to launch vehicle exploded
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