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16 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Particle Collision Puts Twist in Early Universe

by Lauren Schenkman

Right-left symmetry may have broken down in primordial soup of particles

16 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

'Trust Hormone' May Improve Autism

by Sujata Gupta

High-functioning patients given a dose of oxytocin become more social

16 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

New Challenge to Chronic Fatigue 'Virus'

by Sam Kean

Group finds no evidence of XMRV, a mouse virus, in those with chronic fatigue syndrome

12 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Is That Elephant Running? Don't Bet on It

by Lauren Schenkman

New study argues that, regardless of their speed, elephants don't actually run.

11 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

What Doesn't Kill Microbes, Makes Them Stronger

by Martin Enserink

If you are taking antibiotics, your doctor will admonish you not to skip any pills and to continue the treatment even after you start to feel better. That's because failure...

11 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Fertilizer Is Acidifying Chinese Land

by Mara Hvistendahl

China has long struggled to feed one-fifth of the world's population on 7% of the world's arable land. Adding to the challenge are the side effects of rapid economic development:...

11 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Can Sea Level Rise and Fall With Lightning Speed?

by Phil Berardelli

Something very unusual happened about 80,000 years ago, as Earth's last ice age was getting started. Sea levels that had been dropping for thousands of years--as more and more water...

11 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Ancient Human Sequenced for First Time

by Andrew Curry

Researchers have reconstructed an ancient human genome for the first time, thanks to the discovery of a 4000-year-old...

10 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Holy Surgical Side Effect

by Greg Miller

People of many religious faiths share the belief that there is a reality that transcends their personal experience. Now, a study with brain cancer patients hints at brain regions that...

10 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

First Gene Mutations Linked to Stuttering

by Lauren Schenkman

Researchers have pinpointed the first genetic mutations responsible for stuttering. The find links the condition, which afflicts about 5% of children and 1% of adults, to metabolic disorders and could...

9 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

NIH to Downplay Single Investigators?

by Science News Staff

Here's a rundown of some of the stories we've been tracking on Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider: Is National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins planning to steer his ocean...

9 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Cattle Drug May Help Tackle River Blindness

by Lauren Schenkman

A veterinary drug that kills worms in cattle may also fight river blindness, a debilitating parasitic infection that afflicts 37 million people worldwide, researchers say. But experts caution against trying...

8 February 2010 | ScienceNOW

Australia, Antarctica Linked by Climate

by Phil Berardelli

Researchers have found an intriguing climate link between the southwestern corner of Australia and a region of eastern Antarctica. When the former suffers a drought, the latter is often battered...