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Gambling Addiction

November 3, 2004

Gambling causes the same brain changes as addictive drugs.

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1918 Flu

November 2, 2004

A single gene in the 1918 flu virus made it especially deadly.

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Ivory Origins

November 1, 2004

A new method to track the origins of poached elephant ivory

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Climate Roundup

October 29, 2004

The Arctic ice sheet has shrunk more than usual, and sequencing the genome of diatoms.

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Fewer Fish

October 28, 2004

Fishing by taking out only the big fish cuts yield in half in just four generations.

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Rhythmic Movement

October 27, 2004

A rhythmic, repeated movement takes less brain power than a single, discrete movement.

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Smart Paint

October 26, 2004

Paint that contains nanotubes can act as a sensor for bioterror agents.

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Exercise Addiction

October 25, 2004

Running can cause changes in the rodent brain that make it as addictive as cocaine.

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Public Health Roundup

October 22, 2004

USing satellites to hunt for clean water supplies, and access to antiretrovirals has cut HIV …

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Pipe Organ Project

October 21, 2004

A project to build a replica of an 18th-century pipe organ in Lithuania

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Hungry Humans – rerun of #3278

October 20, 2004

rerun of #3278

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Hybrid Lighting – rerun of #3291

October 19, 2004

rerun of #3291

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