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Parasite Drugs

July 2, 2001

Drugs now used for osteoporosis may be able to knock out parasites, too.

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Marble Map

June 29, 2001

Researchers are scanning an ancient marble map of the city of Rome into the computer, in hopes of …

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Smoking and Cavities

June 28, 2001

Second-hand smoke can lead to more cavities in children

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Polio Cancer Cure

June 27, 2001

Modified polio virus can be used to treat gliomas-- certain kinds of brain cancers

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Yellow Paper

June 26, 2001

Why does paper yellow with age? (because it contains lignin, the glue that holds wood fibers …

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Food Variety

June 25, 2001

How too much variety on your dinner plate can add up to inches on your waistline- because your …

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Lamprey Robots

June 22, 2001

Scientists use eel brain to power robot

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Plants on the Internet

June 21, 2001

A new system that uses the internet and cell phone techonolgy to alert farmers to a crop's needs.

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Animal Domestication

June 20, 2001

Digging up bones out of old collections to determine when humans learned to herd animals.

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Recycling Electricity

June 19, 2001

Can electricity be recycled or reused by connecting ground wire back to electric company instead of …

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Monogamous Voles

June 18, 2001

The secret to why some voles are monogamous and others aren't, is where certain receptors are …

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Ultrasonic Headband-rerun #2562

June 15, 2001

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