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April 2003 Archives

30 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Los Alamos to Go Up for Bid

The University of California's 60-year oversight could end
30 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Molecular Toggle Switch

Protein structure reveals how nerve cells let ions in
30 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Chemistry at 11 Billion Light-Years

Astronomers measure more than two dozen elements in a distant galaxy
29 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

U.S. Academy Elects Record Number of Women

Women grab 17 of 72 new National Academy of Sciences slots
29 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Tortoise Pace for Chinese Writing?

Scientists question claim that evolution of Chinese writing began 8000 years ago
29 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Why Wolves Aren't Man's Best Friend

Dogs and wolves differ in how they communicate with humans
29 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Iraq's Marshes to Get New Life

Scientists map a strategy for rebuilding Mesopotamian marshlands
28 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Genetic Twist Steals Sight and Sound

Mutation causes the deafness and blindness of Usher syndrome
28 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Migrating Birds Remember Better

Worldly warblers have better memories than their stay-at-home cousins
28 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Decades of Toil Yield Purified Protein

Wnt surprises scientists by stimulating stem cell proliferation
25 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

DARPA's Desert Dash

Robots will race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for a $1 million prize
25 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Bismuth Not So Stable After All

New technique catches the heavy metal in the act of radioactive decay
25 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ancient Cave Dwellers Age Even More

New study suggests South African hominids lived 4 million years ago
24 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Keeping Time With the Brain

Neurons involved with planning an action also track the passage of time
24 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

The Silent Black Hole

Giant star may have collapsed without a supernova explosion
24 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Hungry Ewes Deliver Early Offspring

Undernutrition around the time of conception may contribute to preterm births
23 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Black Water Mystery Solved

Dinoflagellates and algae teamed up for a coral killing spree
23 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Multitalented Mold Sequenced

Neurospora crassa's DNA may yield a broad range of insights
23 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ironing Out Hemochromatosis

A peptide shows promise against the hereditary iron uptake disorder
22 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Metastatic Melanoma Made in Mice

A small genetic mishap in a mouse may elucidate human skin cancer
22 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

F-16s to Lift Polish Science

Fighter jet deal includes support for high-tech projects
22 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Estrogen Derivatives Signal Cancer Risk

DNA-damaging metabolites tied to human breast cancer
21 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

New Boost for Interdisciplinary Research

Keck gives $40 million for academies initiative
21 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Tropical Forests Fuel Warming?

A new study suggests that trees may spew carbon dioxide instead of sopping it up
21 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Toxicology Goes Genomic

An effort to gauge genetic variation will clarify toxins impact
18 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Can Microbes Save Historic Treasures?

A common soil bacterium may prevent weathering of ancient stonework, scientists say
18 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Studies of Gay Men, Prostitutes Scrutinized

Scientists fear government intrusion into academic research
18 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

A Gene for Growing Old Too Fast

Children who look like grandparents have a defect in their cells' structural framework
17 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Long Day's Journey into Flower

Rice and a simple weed share genes that could have implications for food production
17 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

New Use for Old Waste

Researchers find ancient plant and animal DNA in frozen and dry sediments
17 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Mosquito Bite as Suicide Mission

To stop malaria transmission, researchers vaccinate mice to kill mosquitoes
16 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Blood Carries Stem Cells to Brain

Injected adult cells help control multiple sclerosis in mice
16 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

The Oldest American Idol

Fanged deity pushes back evidence of religion by 1000 years
16 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Agent Orange Revisited

Herbicide delivery greater and more toxic than realized
16 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

SARS Culprit Definitively Fingered

Previously unknown coronavirus confirmed as the cause of new disease outbreak
15 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Swinging With a Safety Net

Gibbons' distinctive swings could be life-saving
15 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Archaeologists Couldn't Stop Museum Looting

Despite orders, troops failed to protect Iraqi treasures
15 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Mosquitoes Leapfrogging to Dominance?

Declining tadpole numbers may boost mosquito-borne diseases
15 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

EPA Investigating Common Industrial Chemical

Worries about reproductive effects prompt policy shift
14 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Homeland Security R&D Head Takes the Reins

New Science Chief Wants Ready-Made Technologies
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