Volume 181; Issue 2

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Volume 181; Issue 2

Science News

Volume 181; Issue 2

1

From the editor: With scientific puzzles, all the pieces have to fit

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2012

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english

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PDF, 634 KB

english, 2012

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Science notebook

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2012

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english

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PDF, 580 KB

english, 2012

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Story one: Antarctica is for crabs, Caribbean is for shrimp: Big differences seen among deep-sea vent communities

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1000 KB

english, 2012

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Body & brain: Staggered lessons may boost recall: Training at irregular intervals improves memory in sea snails

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2012

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english

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PDF, 508 KB

english, 2012

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Body & brain: Drug activates dormant gene: Chemotherapy agent may treat Angelman syndrome

Tina Hesman Saey

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2012

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english

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PDF, 508 KB

english, 2012

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Atom & cosmos: Neutrino parents set speed limits: Faster-than-light flight would violate conservation laws

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2012

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english

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PDF, 520 KB

english, 2012

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Atom & cosmos: Toasty planets circle stellar heart: Once-giant orbs downsized when star ballooned to red giant

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2012

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english

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PDF, 520 KB

english, 2012

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Life: Deep-sea glow serves as bait: Marine bacteria light up to hitch a ride somewhere else

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 547 KB

english, 2012

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Life: Early fossils don't look like animals: Hints of spores in deposits nix controversial classification

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 547 KB

english, 2012

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Life: Birds rival primates in number task: Trained on one-two-three, pigeons apply rule to bigger digits

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.00 MB

english, 2012

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Molecules: Network predicts drug side effects: Might foresee adverse events before medications hit market

Rachel Ehrenberg

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2012

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english

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PDF, 579 KB

english, 2012

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Molecules: Molecule knots itself up

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 579 KB

english, 2012

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Environment: Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring: Fish embryos surprisingly vulnerable to 2007 SF Bay spill

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2012

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english

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PDF, 561 KB

english, 2012

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Environment: Ancient savanna had more fires: Land-use practices control burning in African landscape

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 561 KB

english, 2012

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Genes & cells: Monkeys made from six embryos: Chimeras reveal prospects, limits of embryonic stem cells

Tina Hesman Saey

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2012

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english

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PDF, 549 KB

english, 2012

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Soil's hidden secrets: Shocking discoveries from the underground may shake up climate science

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2012

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english

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PDF, 2.05 MB

english, 2012

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The digital camera revolution: Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways

Rachel Ehrenberg

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.00 MB

english, 2012

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Head agony: Jumpy cells may underlie migraine's sensory storm

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.13 MB

english, 2012

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Bookshelf

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2012

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english

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PDF, 508 KB

english, 2012

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Feedback

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2012

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english

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PDF, 644 KB

english, 2012

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From the archive: Pharmacologist drinks heavy water in experiment

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2012

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english

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PDF, 635 KB

english, 2012

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From the archive: Update: Self-experimenter didn't suffer

Elizabeth Quill

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2012

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english

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PDF, 635 KB

english, 2012

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Antarctica is for crabs, Caribbean is for shrimp

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.29 MB

english, 2012

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Molecule knots itself up

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 920 KB

english, 2012

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Front Matter

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2012

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english

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PDF, 6.02 MB

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FROM THE EDITOR: With scientific puzzles, all the pieces have to fit

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2012

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english

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PDF, 674 KB

english, 2012

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SCIENCE NOTEBOOK

Erika Engelhaupt and Allison Bohac

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2012

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english

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PDF, 864 KB

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Staggered lessons may boost recall

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.13 MB

english, 2012

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Drug activates dormant gene

Tina Hesman Saey

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.13 MB

english, 2012

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Neutrino parents set speed limits

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1015 KB

english, 2012

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Toasty planets circle stellar heart

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1015 KB

english, 2012

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Deep-sea glow serves as bait

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 998 KB

english, 2012

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Early fossils don't look like animals

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 998 KB

english, 2012

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Birds rival primates in number task

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2012

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english

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PDF, 847 KB

english, 2012

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Network predicts drug side effects

Rachel Ehrenberg

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2012

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english

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PDF, 920 KB

english, 2012

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Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring

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2012

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english

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PDF, 933 KB

english, 2012

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Ancient savanna had more fires

Alexandra Witze

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2012

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english

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PDF, 933 KB

english, 2012

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The Digital Camera REVOLUTION: Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways

Rachel Ehrenberg

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.59 MB

english, 2012

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HEAD AGONY: Jumpy cells may underlie migraine's sensory storm

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.35 MB

english, 2012

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BOOKSHELF

Review by: Tina Hesman Saey and Laura Sanders

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2012

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english

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PDF, 341 KB

english, 2012

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FEEDBACK

Bob Wyrick, Margaret Jane Kephart, Richard A. Brouse, Jack Sarver and Devin Powell

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2012

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english

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PDF, 692 KB

english, 2012

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From the Archive

Elizabeth Quill

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2012

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english

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PDF, 637 KB

english, 2012

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Back Matter

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2012

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english

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PDF, 1.82 MB

english, 2012

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SOIL'S HIDDEN SECRETS: Shocking discoveries from the underground may shake up climate science

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2012

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english

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PDF, 3.42 MB

english, 2012

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Monkeys made from six embryos

Tina Hesman Saey

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2012

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english

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PDF, 884 KB

english, 2012