February 2003 Archives
28 February 2003
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Why Monkeys Smell Better Than People
Humans have far more broken olfactory receptor genes than other primates
28 February 2003
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Vampire Bats Aren't Fussy Eaters
The blood-thirsty bats can't learn to avoid foods that make them sick
28 February 2003
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Controversial Oyster Test Approved
Virginia experiment raises fear of Chesapeake Bay invasion
27 February 2003
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Better Than Botox
Two physicists iron out the mathematics behind wrinkles
27 February 2003
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Parasite Parlor Tricks
The microbe behind Chagas disease does strange things with its genes
27 February 2003
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Swimming Through Spacetime
A paper points out the possibility of propellantless propulsion
27 February 2003
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VaxGen's Sketchy Statistics
Faulty assumptions overstated AIDS vaccine's effect in some racial groups
26 February 2003
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Anatomy Help Wanted
Survey predicts shortage of teachers for long-standing medical school class
26 February 2003
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String Theory Forces Tied Down
New data put the most precise constraints yet on the theory's predicted forces
26 February 2003
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Self-powered DNA Computer
New molecular machine runs off the energy of its own reactions
26 February 2003
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Farewell, Pioneer 10
First spacecraft to explore Jupiter and exit the solar system falls silent
25 February 2003
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Two Triggers for Celestial Explosions
Short and long gamma ray bursts may have completely different origins
25 February 2003
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Whipple's Disease Unwound
Researchers unravel the genome of the wily bug behind a rare disease
25 February 2003
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Britain Abandons the Nuclear Option
New plan for reducing carbon emissions leaves out nuclear power
24 February 2003
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Deconstructing the Nucleolus
Manipulating an oft-overlooked organelle could boost cloning success
24 February 2003
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Keep On Buzzing
Fruit flies with a particular gene mutation live long, active lives
24 February 2003
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Bright Comet Dives Near Sun
Satellite watches as solar storms blast past Comet NEAT
24 February 2003
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AIDS Vaccine Fails
But its makers insist it shows promise for some ethnic groups
21 February 2003
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Network Anarchy Not So Bad
Efficiency of e-mail delivery could be worse, but not a whole lot
21 February 2003
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Squirrels Shaped By Global Change
Continental drift, climate shifts helped guide squirrel evolution
21 February 2003
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Mighty RNA Powers Viral Assembly
Molecule could be applied to minuscule machines
21 February 2003
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It Takes Two to Entangle
Quantum computing researchers link easy-to-assemble metal bits
20 February 2003
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Teeth Evolved Twice
Primitive jawed fishes had chompers of their own design
20 February 2003
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Wanted: Perfect Female for Finicky Male
Male fruit flies are more discriminating than expected in choosing a mate
20 February 2003
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Drugs and Stress Stimulate Pleasure Center
Both spur the brain to make more dopamine, helping explain addiction
19 February 2003
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Martian Gully Puzzle Heats Up
Three years after hints of water, NASA images suggest another explanation
19 February 2003
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
What's the origin of female monkeys' homosexual behavior?
19 February 2003
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Mysterious Crayfish Grows Offspring From Ovaries
Scientists find first asexual species of its kind, but worry about its environmental impact
18 February 2003
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Sleepwalking, a Family Affair
Genetic mutation links sleepwalking and immune disruption
18 February 2003
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A Genetic Tryst in the Testes
New gene cobbled together from extra copies may have been important in human evolution
18 February 2003
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People Will Believe Almost Anything
Memories of impossible events can be implanted into people's minds
17 February 2003
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Dolly RIP
A lung infection claims the life of the world's best-known sheep
17 February 2003
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Gravity Waves Elude First Scrutiny
LIGO is still beset by sensitivity problems
17 February 2003
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Preparing to Nab Bioterrorists
Report spells out how to catch the perps after a bioterrorism attack
17 February 2003
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Memories of Space Alien Abduction
True believers react as though they really were kidnapped by little green men
16 February 2003
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Nuclear-Powered Bugs
Microbes deep in the Earth survive on the byproducts of radioactivity
16 February 2003
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When Going Native Goes Wrong
Local plants may not be the best option for all habitat restoration efforts
15 February 2003
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Bitter News for Tender Tongues
A keen sense of taste may carry unforeseen health risks
15 February 2003
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Behind the Wheel of an Axon
New insights into the molecular machinery that wires up the developing brain
14 February 2003
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Old Farming Theory Squashed
New technique changes the place and time of earliest agriculture in the Americas
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