August 2006 Archives
31 August 2006
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Human Evolution: The More the Merrier
Proliferation of a gene fragment may have facilitated transition from beast to man
31 August 2006
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Building a Better Tumor Killer
Genetically modified immune cells slay melanoma in two patients
31 August 2006
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Devaluing the Race Card
African-American students given self-worth assignment close achievement gap with white peers
31 August 2006
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Climate Change Goes to Court
Coalition hopes to force EPA to regulate greenhouse gases
30 August 2006
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Flashing out a Star's Demise
Observations of supernova link x-ray flashes and gamma ray bursts
30 August 2006
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Earth's Poles May Have Wandered
Large mass may have caused planet to "rebalance" itself 800 million years ago
30 August 2006
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Dynamic Duo to Lead European Research Council
Leading biologist, economist will have successive terms at Europe's newest funding organization
29 August 2006
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Spying With a Fly's Eyes
Powerful new video technology takes its cue from a fly's visual system
29 August 2006
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Bluetongue Outbreak Has African Roots
Imported zoo animal may have harbored viral surprise, researchers say
28 August 2006
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Marine Methane Heats Things Up
Undersea deposits of greenhouse gas may have played larger role in global warming than thought
25 August 2006
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Take a Load Off
Treatment that relieves stress in cellular organelle reverses type 2 diabetes in mice
25 August 2006
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City Rat, Country Rat
Researchers solve mystery of why leptospirosis is more widespread--and deadly--in urban areas
25 August 2006
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A Virus Moves North
Climate change may be behind the appearance of bluetongue in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany
24 August 2006
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CDC Opens Up Flu Archives
Agency pledges to release more influenza sequences, including those from bird flu
24 August 2006
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FDA Approves Plan B Sales
Compromise on contraceptive paves way for confirmation of FDA nominee
24 August 2006
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Pluto Gets Cold Shoulder
Solar system down to 8 planets, three "dwarf planets"
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23 August 2006
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It Pays to be "One of Us"
Even tribal peoples practice nepotism
23 August 2006
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Climate Change Linked to Mercury Emissions
Increase in forest fires causes chemical to leach from peatland soils
23 August 2006
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Black Hole in a Pencil
Material in pencil lead displays bizarre quantum properties
23 August 2006
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The Power of a Single Cell
Scientists derive a human stem cell line from a lone early embryo cell
23 August 2006
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Hwang Returns to the Lab
Disgraced Korean cloning researcher begins work on animals
22 August 2006
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Thumbs Up for U.K. Biobank
Vast project to collect medical data will go nationwide
22 August 2006
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NASA Chief Blasts Advisors
Griffin memo says scientists who disagree with mission of agency should step down
22 August 2006
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Warming World Brings Disease
Cold War archive links rise in bubonic plague to climate change
22 August 2006
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Thanks, but No Thanks
Reluctant celebrity declines math's top award; three others honored
21 August 2006
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Playing Hide and Seek With Deuterium
Big bang isotope disappears among interstellar dust grains
21 August 2006
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Not a Drop to Drink
Report finds global freshwater supplies dwindling faster than thought
21 August 2006
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Premature Births Linked to Gene Variant
Finding may explain higher incidence of preemies in African-American population
21 August 2006
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Ant Takes a Bite out of Speed Record
Quick-fire chompers accelerate hunting, hasten retreat
21 August 2006
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Time to Slay the Hobbit?
New report claims "miniature human" was really a developmental abnormality
21 August 2006
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Dark Matter Exposed?
"Bullet cluster" may provide smoking gun for mystery substance
18 August 2006
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Big Eyes, Sharp Teeth, Craves Fish
Filter-feeding baleen whales have some menacing carnivores in their past
17 August 2006
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Hurricanes Heating Up
Global warming linked to greater hurricane intensity
17 August 2006
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Missing Genes Tied to Mental Retardation
Study identifies a new genetic cause of developmental disorders
16 August 2006
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New Cancer Institute Director Named
Surgeon and researcher John Niederhuber to lead the nation's cancer research effort
16 August 2006
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Killer Whales Kiss and Make Up
After a spat, a little sychnronized swimming may soothe hurt feelings
16 August 2006
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Human Evolution, Genome Style
Fast changing gene likely increased primate brain's complexity
16 August 2006
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New Additions to the Family of Planets?
Draft resolution for defining a planet would keep Pluto and add three more
15 August 2006
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Eat More, Weigh Less
A compound in the brain keeps rats lean by making them fidgety
15 August 2006
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A Tail of Self Defense
With added heat, squirrels' tails strike fear into rattlesnakes' hearts
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