August 2004 Archives
31 August 2004
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Hard Feelings Over Small Planets
U.S. astronomers upset by Europeans' hasty announcement of possibly rocky world
30 August 2004
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Building a Sex-Specific Brain
Differences in male and female brains tied to self-destructing neurons
30 August 2004
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Carbon Monoxide's Two-Pronged Attack
Delayed immune response explains why brain damage develops weeks after exposure
27 August 2004
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Surprising Start for Snail Asymmetry
Development of spiraling shells includes an unexpected twist
27 August 2004
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The Pleasure of Punishment
Our brains may take special satisfaction in keeping others honest
27 August 2004
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New MIT President Not Like the Others
Susan Hockfield will be the first woman and first biologist to take the reins
27 August 2004
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New Fuel Cell Powered With Poison
A molecular foe turns friendly in a promising new design
26 August 2004
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"Good" Cholesterol Carrier Deactivated in Heart Disease
Insight into cholesterol chemistry could lead to better markers, treatments for heart disease
26 August 2004
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Sportfishers on the Hook
Recreational fishing may be as bad for fish populations as commercial fishing
26 August 2004
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Influenza Virus Evades Key Drug
New findings may affect element of U.S. pandemic defense plan
25 August 2004
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Insect Police Crack Down on Slackers
Social insects can't abide hive mates who skip work to lay eggs
25 August 2004
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Hot Future for Electronics?
Technique for growing silicon carbide crystals could lead to heat-resistant devices
25 August 2004
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Planet Hunting Gets Rocky
The lightest known extrasolar planet may consist mostly of rock, not gas
24 August 2004
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Allergy Vaccine Nothing to Sneeze At
Genetically modified allergens keep immune cells from overreacting to pollen
24 August 2004
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New Clue to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Receptor blamed for accumulation of immune cells that ravage joints
23 August 2004
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Cold Collider Gets the Go-Ahead
Particle physicists settle on a plan for the next linear collider
23 August 2004
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Hopes Renewed for Pancreatic Stem Cells
Rare cells can give rise to insulin-producing β cells in mice
20 August 2004
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Big Bang Chronology Bolstered by Beryllium
The first stars formed when the universe was less than 200 million years old
20 August 2004
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Less Sleep, Less Stress With Peptide S
A neuropeptide affects both wakefulness and stress management, study finds
20 August 2004
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Putting Muscles to the Acid Test
Lactic acid buildup boosts muscle activity
19 August 2004
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Signaling Holdup in Muscular Dystrophy
Worm mutation implicates defect in nerve transmission chemical
19 August 2004
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Voilà! A Gas Becomes Electric
Physicists show that oxygen, other gases, can whip up a current
19 August 2004
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How Language Shapes Math
Without words for numbers, counting is a challenge for Amazon tribe
18 August 2004
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Gene Activators Created
Small molecules could pave the way for new drugs
17 August 2004
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Live Clean, Die Young
Fruit fly hatchlings stripped of microbes wind up dying sooner
17 August 2004
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Contaminants in the Blood
Global survey finds varying levels of a perfluorinated chemical
17 August 2004
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New Head for European Research
Economist picked to guide E.U. science programs
16 August 2004
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North Sea Birds in Trouble
Reproductive failure may be linked to overfishing and climate change
16 August 2004
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New Doping Test Joins Olympics
Officials in Athens will check athletes for illicit human growth hormone
13 August 2004
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A New Twist on Black Hole Jets
Simulation tries to settle how black holes expel matter and energy
13 August 2004
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Handwriting Analysis Goes 3D
Researchers use holograms to separate fact from forgery
12 August 2004
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Don't Touch My Toes
Marking amphibians by clipping their toes isn't harmless, study shows
12 August 2004
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A Wasp With a Taste for Brain
Receptors on its stinger help a parasitic wasp paralyze its prey
12 August 2004
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Coming Soon: A New Solar System
Nearby star yields the closest example yet of rocky planets in the making
12 August 2004
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Evolving Ears as Whales Got Wet
Fossils show how ears adapted when the mammals left land behind
11 August 2004
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Britain OKs Human Cloning Study
University of Newcastle team will attempt to create stem cell lines from cloned embryos
11 August 2004
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Los Alamos's Woes Spread
Security shutdown jeopardizes 2006 launch of Pluto Mission
11 August 2004
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Cancer Stem Cell Claim Scrutinized
Study suggests certain blood cells become stem cells in leukemia
11 August 2004
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Terrible T. rex Teens
Fearsome carnivore packed on the weight in its adolescent years
10 August 2004
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Seeing the Science for the Trees
Center established to promote better use of science in forest policy
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