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Eye Imaging

September 24, 2001

Technology developed to sharpen astronomical images can be used on images of the retina.

September 21, 2001

Squeezing minerals in a heavy press provides clues about what happens deep inside the earth

September 20, 2001

Beer can feed microbes involved in trapping heavy metals from mining waste.

September 19, 2001

Small viruses called phages can be sources of new antibiotics.

September 18, 2001

Why aren't guinea pigs used as research animals anymore? (They are, but in fewer numbers.)

September 17, 2001

Older female cockroaches are less choosy about mates.

September 14, 2001

A gyro made of liquid helium that works by the laws of quantum physics.

September 13, 2001

Spit from the Gila Monster could help diabetics stabilize their blood sugar levels

September 12, 2001

By analyzing samples of Naples Yellow, scientists are constructing a chemical history of the …

September 11, 2001

Killing bacteria by punching holes in them.

September 10, 2001

Engineering crops that can withstand worm attacks.

September 7, 2001

Drugs and talk therapy both bring about changes in the brain.