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X ray excels: technique brings a new image to medicine
Imaging soft tissue in detail has required enormous particle accelerators that span several city blocks. A new method may soon bring this valuable...
Science News, 08/20/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Out of the jungle: new lemurs found in Madagascar's forests
The family of the world's smallest primate just got a little bigger. U.S. and Malagasy primatologists have discovered a new species of mouse lemur,...
Science News, 08/13/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Space woes; NASA programs reel from shuttle problems
Two and a half years after the catastrophic breakup of the shuttle Columbia, NASA's shuttle program roared back into space with the July 26 launch...
Science News, 08/06/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Crater shake: tremors erased asteroid's topography
The equivalent of a gigantic shiver might have reduced the number of small craters found on the surface of the asteroid Eros. Astronomers analyzing...
Science News, 07/23/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Brain power: stem cells put a check on nerve disorders
Famous for their capacity to turn into any type of nerve cell, adult neural stem cells can also serve as anti-inflammation police in the brain,...
Science News, 07/16/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Sleepless in SeaWorld: some newborns and moms forgo slumber
Orca-whale and dolphin mothers and their newborns appear not to sleep for a month after the pups' birth, researchers report. Neither parent nor...
Science News, 07/02/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Grow in the dark: Bottom-dwelling bacterium survives on geothermal glow
A microbe discovered in the deepest, darkest reaches of the Pacific Ocean makes its living in an unlikely way--by photo-synthesis. The newly...
Science News, 06/25/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication -
Back to genetics: DNA variant may code for lumbar pain
It's now tempting to blame your aching back on Mom and Dad. Researchers have discovered an inheritable gene variation that may increase...
Science News, 06/11/05 by N. Moreira · More from publication
