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Supertasters’ Health

April 29, 2003

People with more taste buds, known as supertasters, might have a higher risk of cancer.

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Scorpion Venom

April 28, 2003

Scorpion have a choice of two different venoms to use on prey.

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Bug Drug Roundup

April 25, 2003

Tapeworm chemistry; anti-Ebola and HIV protein from algae; insect antibiotic

Read moreBug Drug Roundup

Icy-Cold Beverages (rerun of #2831)

April 24, 2003

rerun

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New Crayfish

April 23, 2003

A new crayfish resproduces asexually and its origins are unknown

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Dangerous Hail (rerun of #2826)

April 22, 2003

rerun

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Dirty Waves

April 21, 2003

How surfactants and other pollution affects the way waves break.

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Well-Being Roundup

April 18, 2003

Polling people on their havens; happiness and big life events; asserting your will weakening

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Gila Monsters

April 17, 2003

Gila monsters cool off in an unusual way

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Gravity Detector

April 16, 2003

Detecting exploding stars and other stellar events by monitoring minute changes in gravity

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The Pill Question

April 15, 2003

ÒWhat happens to all of the eggs of women who have been on the pill for a long …

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Caffeine Anxiety

April 14, 2003

A variation of the caffeine receptor in the brain causes people to get anxious from caffeine

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