Science Update

Mummy’s Curse

January 30, 2003

An epidemiological study shows that King Tut's tomb did not have a curse.

January 29, 2003

Engineered bacteria make a protein that can lay down a pattern of circuits on a computer chip.

January 27, 2003

Echoes may have inspired ancient people to paint on cave walls.

January 23, 2003

Enough turtles get killed while crossing roads each year to hurt the species.

January 22, 2003

Kids entering puberty have a harder time processing emotional information.

January 20, 2003

A robotic dog could act as a companion for elderly people.

January 16, 2003

A new model for the formation of gas giant planets explains why so many have been discovered …

January 15, 2003

Getting design ideas for aircraft parts by studying the holes in horse bones

January 13, 2003

Genetically engineering rice to produce a sugar called trehalose makes the rice hardier.

January 9, 2003

A DNA test can identify species of sharks from just a small piece of fin or flesh.

January 8, 2003

Results from the KamLAND experiment show that neutrinos can change Òflavors.Ó

January 6, 2003

Deletion of a gene causes mice to stop exercising, and they grow obese as a result.