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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.

Read moreFall Colors

Long-Life Genes

October 29, 2001

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

Read moreLong-Life Genes

Deep Quakes

October 26, 2001

Exploring how the abundant mineral olivine changes to spinel in the earth's mantle could unlock the …

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Wealth of Nations

October 25, 2001

Countries with frost benefit with less disease, better soil, leading to richer economies

Read moreWealth of Nations

Aging Genes

October 24, 2001

Gene expression changes negatively as we age, but in rats, cutting calories reverses some of those …

Read moreAging Genes

Biological Antifreeze

October 22, 2001

Making analogs of an Arctic fish's antifreeze protein could lead to biologically safe antifreeze.

Read moreBiological Antifreeze

Vanishing Cloud

October 17, 2001

Corporation has created a powder that can absorb all of the moisture in a cloud, making it …

Read moreVanishing Cloud

Spinach and Sight

October 16, 2001

The photosynthesis photoreceptors in spinach may be used to replace diseased-damaged photoreceptors …

Read moreSpinach and Sight

Artificial Nerve Networks

October 12, 2001

Creating tiny, working networks of rat brain cells on glass.

Read moreArtificial Nerve Networks

Copper in the Kitchen

October 10, 2001

Copper and its alloys kill virulent E. coli, but stainless steel does not.

Read moreCopper in the Kitchen
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