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Reframing Scopes: Journalists, Scientists, and Lost Photographs from the Trial of the Century
Reframing Scopes: Journalists, Scientists, and Lost Photographs from the Trial of the Century Reframing Scopes: Journalists, Scientists, and Lost...
Science News, 08/16/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Fangs sprang from one source: embryos disclose history of snake venom delivery
"How'd you get those newfangled teeth?" hissed the petite garter snake to the venomous cobra. "Same way that you got yours," cobra replied. All...
Science News, 08/16/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Dopamine's role linked to location: desire and dread separated by mere millimeters
Dopamine conducts a frenzied song of craving at one end of a tiny brain region and a panic-stricken hymn at the other. Depending on where along the...
Science News, 08/02/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Sick and down: to fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder
When one of psychiatrist Andrew Miller's patients asked about receiving the best drug available for treating hepatitis C, Miller said: "No way."...
Science News, 07/19/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Where funny faces come from: looking afraid once served a different purpose
Faces say so much that Google's Gmail includes more than 20 emoticons to make up for the personal touches e-mail lacks. [??] But those basic...
Science News, 07/19/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Biblical tree brought back to life: date palm seed recovered from Masada germinates
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Five date pits were found in the 1960s in the Dead Sea region of Israel at Masada--a Herodean...
Science News, 07/05/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Acid test for cancer
Using MRI to "see" a change in tissue acidity could help doctors catch hard-to-find, small tumors earlier, scientists reported in the June 12...
Science News, 07/05/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others
Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others Marco Iacoboni...
Science News, 07/05/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and Collections from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century
Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and Collections from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century Curiosity and Enlightenment: Collectors and...
Science News, 05/24/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication -
A quicker path to Alzheimer's
People with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's who smoke and drink raise their risk for an earlier onset of the disease, a new study...
Science News, 05/10/08 by Amy Maxmen · More from publication
