January 2003 Archives
31 January 2003
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Wellcome Trust Names New Head
Physician-researcher will lead biomedical research charity
31 January 2003
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Blood Nuisances
Chemicals from secondhand smoke and pesticides still linger in our veins
31 January 2003
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Starry Night, Going Twice, Sold!
California astronomy enthusiast wins a dream date at Keck
31 January 2003
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U.S. Hops Back on Fusion Bandwagon
After backing out 5 years ago, U.S. rejoins $5 billion ITER collaboration
31 January 2003
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For Chromosomes, Size Does Matter
Longer 'caps' on chromosomes linked to longer life
30 January 2003
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Skipping Stones Gets Scientific
A researcher has unveiled the physics behind successful stone skipping.
30 January 2003
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Milking Genes for All They're Worth
In mice, scientists see genetic interactions between moms and pups
30 January 2003
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Deep-fried Cancer Risk Downplayed
New study finds no link between acrylamide and cancer
30 January 2003
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Ocean Oddities Cast Powerful Dry Spell
Globe-girdling drought linked to unusual conditions in the tropical Pacific
29 January 2003
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New Bug Uses Strange Chemistry
Researchers create the first autonomous synthetic life form
29 January 2003
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Cold Water Gives Sharks a Buzz
Unique electrical gel allows sharks to sense temperature
29 January 2003
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The Geological Legacy of 9-11
Sediments of ash from the towers' collapse may leave a lasting impression
28 January 2003
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Head of Spanish Research Agency Ousted
Chief's 'resignation' in the aftermath of the oil spill sparks recrimination
28 January 2003
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Deep-Sea Bugs May Yield New Drugs
A new genus of muck-dwelling bacteria shows pharmaceutical promise
28 January 2003
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WHO's New Head
South Korean scientist narrowly wins director-general nomination
28 January 2003
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Exercise as Good as Drugs?
Increased blood flow activates anti-inflammatory pathways that keep arteries clear
27 January 2003
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Mathematicians Trip Up Skating Reform
A new judging system for figure skaters may have serious flaws
27 January 2003
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Bill Gates’s Global Health Hit List
NIH will help pick priorities for new $200 million program
27 January 2003
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Genetic Twist Boosts Recall
People with one version of a gene do better on some memory tests
24 January 2003
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Celibate No More
An endangered British moss ends a century-old dry spell
24 January 2003
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That People-Eating Habit
A taste for human flesh may run in some lion families
24 January 2003
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Mapping Memory
New hints at which brain regions encode and which retrieve memories
23 January 2003
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Fingerprints of the First Big Galaxies
Astronomers see signs of gas plunging toward ancestral black holes
23 January 2003
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The Amazingly Agile Boxfish
Deceptively bulky fish reveals the secrets of its stability
23 January 2003
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Congo Red to the Rescue
An oft-used dye shows promise against Huntington's disease in mice
22 January 2003
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Law of Conversations Explained
A mathematical model provides a solution for a long-standing enigma
22 January 2003
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Scorpions Pick Their Poison
Adjustable arsenals may help some arachnids save energy
22 January 2003
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Four-Winged Dinosaurs Create a Flutter
New fossils may represent gliding stage in evolution of flight
21 January 2003
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Plague Researcher Freed
Texas scientist was jailed for lying
21 January 2003
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Even Sumerians Had Homework
Clay tablets provide a rare glimpse of how the ancients learned math
21 January 2003
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Australian Observatory Destroyed
Wildfires consume the historic Mount Stromlo Observatory
21 January 2003
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Tumor Cell Houdinis
Cancer cells make like amoebae to slip through gaps between tissues
17 January 2003
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Didn't Inhale, Huh?
Cigar smokers suck in smoke whether they admit it or not
17 January 2003
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Three's Company Down on the Ant Farm
Fungus-farming ants, their crop, and a pathogen share a long history
17 January 2003
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Slow Down Smallpox Shots, Panel Says
Vaccination plan lacks in education, monitoring side effects
17 January 2003
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Shark Populations Feel the Bite
Atlantic shark populations are in a tailspin
16 January 2003
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Senate Trims Science Budgets
Legislators begin last lap in 2003 spending marathon
16 January 2003
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Chemists Concoct Quick-Change Surface
A flip of a switch determines whether a new material loves or hates water
16 January 2003
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Up in the Air, Junior
Modern birds suggest evolutionary route to flight
15 January 2003
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Key Breakthrough
Quantum physics offers a safe route for cryptographic keys
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