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Rabbit Fever

March 4, 2003

Can you get rabbit fever from eating rabbits? (Yes, you can get tularemia.)

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Finding Diamonds

March 3, 2003

Measuring the earth's gravity from an airplane can pinpoint diamond mines.

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Nature’s Remedies

February 28, 2003

Drugs from sea sponges, wound-healing oxygen and a sunscreen made from white tea extract

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Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel

February 27, 2003

An environmentally nontoxic rocket fuel made from candle wax (paraffin).

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Genes and Geography

February 26, 2003

A person's ancestry can be tracked by looking at their DNA

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Chomping on Metal

February 25, 2003

Why is it that when you bite into tinfoil or metal, it's an amazing, painful shock that goes through …

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Ultrasound Bug Killer

February 24, 2003

Reconfiguring ultrasound to pass through air -- it can kill anthrax spores in an envelope

Read moreUltrasound Bug Killer

Tiny Tech Roundup

February 21, 2003

Heart monitor that calls the doctor, disposable mics for rescue, memory metals motor

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Wind Chill-Heat Index

February 20, 2003

Exactly what is this formula that they never tell us on the news for the wind chill factor and the …

Read moreWind Chill-Heat Index

Allergen-Free Shrimp

February 19, 2003

Genetically modifying foods, like shrimp, to remove the allergens

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Genetic Enhancement

February 18, 2003

Genetic enhancement can help cure disease, but could also improve athletic performance

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Carbon Cloisters

February 17, 2003

Storing carbon dioxide underground could help environment -- removing CO2 and recovering natural gas

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