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May 2003 Archives

Ulcer Bugs Scramble Stomach Lining

Finding clarifies how H. pylori damages the organ

Earlier Start for Japanese Rice Cultivation

New evidence suggests the Japanese farmed rice 2800 years ago

Earthly Planets in a Hostile Place

Astronomers confirm the heft of Earth-like planets orbiting a pulsar

A Sip From the Fountain of Youth

Newly identified gene helps embryonic stem cells stay young

India's Tiger Tracking Criticized

Experts say government's counting method is seriously flawed

Magnetism Powers Gamma Ray Bursts

Solar satellite sees first signs of organized radiation from titanic explosion

Cloned Mule Races to Finish Line

Idaho Gem is the first equine and first sterile animal to be cloned

Historic Island in Peril

An Indian river is swallowing a unique island and its cultural treasures

Boom Times in Crashing Galaxies

Supernovas explode with abandon in a collision-induced 'starburst'

African-American Biobank Launched

Howard University project would be first major DNA database for African Americans

DNA Untangles Britain's Past

Genetic survey reveals Viking blood in modern day Britain

Young Stars Hold Their Gas

Dust disappears quickly from protoplanetary disks, but gas lingers

Hormone Replacement Fails Again

Estrogen-progestin combo doesn't protect the mental health of older women

A Workforce, If You Can Keep It

New NSF report asks colleges, government to plug leaky pipeline

SARS Linked to Wild Animals

Civet cats fingered as potential reservoir; models show disease’s potential for spread

Galaxy With Two Hearts

Astronomers find a binary black hole at the center of a nearby galaxy

Repeat After Me

Atoms with long memories could enhance supersecure quantum communications

Smallpox Immunity Shows Staying Power

Vaccination effects may last longer than thought

Monarchs, Flying Like Clockwork

Keeping track of time helps the insects take bearings from the sun

Antibiotic Fails in Gulf War Syndrome

Study finds no evidence that a microbe causes veterans' symptoms

Fly Genome Warms to Global Change

A lifetime of fly catching reveals the genetic effects of global warming

Drug Trials Without the Drugs

NIH wants some researchers to pick up the tab for the AIDS drugs they test

Hyena Females Prefer Gentlemen

Tactic helps ensure new generations of gentle suitors

New Panels Take the Heat

Improved solar cells don't break down as the mercury rises

Knockout Rats

The ability to delete rat genes may make the rodents more popular with scientists

Royal Society Minds the Gender Gap

Record number of women join the ranks of Britain's scientific academy

More Blame for Killer Clumps

Aggregation of proteins shown to cause a form of Lou Gehrig's disease

A Surprise La Niña

Rapid cooling in the tropical Pacific startles both human and computer forecasters

New Leadership for Karolinska Institute

First woman to head home of Sweden's biomedical Nobel board

Radiation Shrivels Tumor Blood Vessels

Common cancer treatment may work through an unexpected mechanism

Cyanide on the Side

Geneticists engineer nearly poison-free cassava

Evolution Booster

Genetic mix and match speeds the evolution of specialized insects

Diversity of Life May Truly Have Leaped

Increase in species since dinosaur times not just an artifact

To the Core

A 'modest proposal' for a journey to the center of the Earth

How Eating Disorders Are Inherited

Two genes found that contribute to anorexia nervosa

Feel the Chip's Flow

A tiny magnetic sensor maps currents coursing through microchips

Big Fish Decimated

New study provides population baselines, gives global overview

Sea Travelers See Better

Some Southeast Asians' underwater sight pushes limits of human perception

New Head for U.K. Research Funder

Prominent neuroscientist has been target of animal rights protests

A Potential SARS Fighter?

New model of a protein may provide a target for drugs against the killer disease
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