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Animal Menopause

November 13, 2001

Do any other species go through menopause? (yes, other species, especially mammals, do lose …

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Diagnostic Microchip

November 12, 2001

A chip that can be implanted to monitor onset of complications, disease

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Universal Metabolism

November 9, 2001

Metabolic rates for all living things are the same when you account for different sizes and …

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Earth Sensors

November 8, 2001

Using GPS satellites and sensors to track movements of the earth's crust

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Tourette’s Treatment

November 7, 2001

Nicotine patches can cut the medicine needed for Tourette's, reducing devastating side effects.

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Dog Fur

November 6, 2001

Do dogs have hair or fur or both? And are people allergic to fur more than hair? (dogs have two …

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Mad Cow Cure

November 5, 2001

Antibodies that stop the prions of mad cow disease could help BSE and other prion diseases

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Traveling Pollution

November 2, 2001

Toxic Waste and how it spreads when it's stored underground

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Reading in the Dark

November 1, 2001

Can reading in the dark hurt your eyes? (yep, can cause myopia, especially if you're under 25)

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Hair Analysis

October 31, 2001

Different people have different chemical hair profiles, so identifying people by hair samples may be …

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Fall Colors

October 30, 2001

Red color in leaves protects leaves from damage from ultraviolet light.

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Long-Life Genes

October 29, 2001

Long life may be inherited- and those genes may be located on chromosome 4

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