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Worry Beads

March 30, 2004

Repetitive hand motions prevent disturbing memories from forming.

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Hospital Noise

March 29, 2004

The noise level in a hospital can reach the intensity of a jackhammer during the night.

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Plant Roundup

March 26, 2004

Purple tomatoes have more powerful antioxidants, and how plants warn others of insect attacks.

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Human Language

March 25, 2004

In biological terms, there is only one human language.

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Spoken Documents

March 24, 2004

Better voice recognition systems could make it easier to search spoken documents.

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High-Tech Trash

March 23, 2004

Disposing of computers creates an environmental hazard, especially overseas.

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Greedy Computers

March 22, 2004

Computers consume more resources per pound to make than other machines.

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Predator Roundup

March 19, 2004

Controlling rats and mice suppresses disease outbreaks, and hunting only older lions keeps …

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Popping Ears

March 18, 2004

Why do your ears pop during altitude changes? (Can't keep up with changing air pressure.)

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Blood Clot Corkscrew

March 17, 2004

A corkscrew device can remove blood clots to reduce the damage of strokes.

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Fire Hydrants – rerun of #3176

March 16, 2004

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Growing Teeth

March 15, 2004

Growing replacement teeth in the lab out of stem cells

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