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Aug 4

Immune System Protein Accurate Predictor Of Survival In Pediatric Septic Shock Science Daily
Guilt On Their Hands: Tiny 'Tags' Could Help To Solve And Deter Gun Crime Science Daily
Falcon 1 rocket fails to reach orbit New Scientist
Project Aims To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Computing Science Daily
Australian Bird Research Could Rewrite 'Ring Theory' Of Speciation Science Daily
Networks Of Metal Nanoparticles Are Culprits In Alloy Corrosion Science Daily
Paradox Of Higher Education, Crime: Male College Students More Likely Than Less-educated Peers To Commit Property Crimes, Study Finds Science Daily
Immunotherapy In High-risk Pediatric Sarcomas Shows Promising Response Science Daily
Cases: The Germs Are Potent. But So Is a Kiss. NY Times Science
Bottle-brush robot goes where 'pigs' can't reach New Scientist
Letters: The Climate Forecast (1 Letter) NY Times Science
Vital Signs: Disparities: Surgical Tools Not Fit for Smaller Hands NY Times Science
A Problem of Bubbles Frames an Olympic Design NY Times Science
Nano Sculptures In Gold Science Daily
Genetically Modified Root Systems Result In Plants That Survive With Little Water Science Daily
Two Years Old: A Childhood Obesity Tipping Point? Research Suggests That Childhood Obesity Begins In Infancy Science Daily
Chronic Exposure To Estrogen Impairs Some Cognitive Functions Science Daily
Observatory: In Flooded Paddies, Rice With High Arsenic NY Times Science
Global HIV stats called into question by US study New Scientist
Telemedicine Leads To Better Stroke Treatment Decisions, Study Finds Science Daily
Trove of Endangered Gorillas Found in Africa NY Times Science
World's First Transplant Of Both Arms Science Daily
U.S. HIV estimates 40 percent higher than previously thought [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Personal Health: Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions NY Times Science
China, the Olympics, and the Environment [In-Depth Reports] Scientific American
Patagonian Glacier Yields Clues For Improved Understanding Of Global Climate Change Science Daily
Sunrise on China's First Carbon-Neutral City [Features] Scientific American
Homeownership In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked To Increased Political Participation Science Daily
What does the White House know about life on Mars that you don't? [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Military Use Of Robots Increases Science Daily
Pressure Grows for F.B.I. to Show Anthrax Evidence NY Times Science
Treatment With Anti-anemia Drugs May Not Be Safe For Multiple Myeloma Patients Science Daily
Memory, Depression, Insomnia -- And Worms? Science Daily
Tracking Down Abrupt Climate Changes: Rapid Natural Cooling Occurred 12,700 Years Ago Science Daily
Extinction Threat To Monkeys And Other Primates Due To Habitat Loss, Hunting Science Daily
A First In Integrated Nanowire Sensor Circuitry Science Daily
There Are More Boys Than Girls in China and India [Fact or Fiction] Scientific American
Gorillas Galore In Congo [60-Second Science] Scientific American
Researchers Tag First-ever Free-swimming Leatherback Turtles In New England Science Daily
Highway of Good Intentions? Vancouver Olympic Plans Bulldoze Rare Forests [Features] Scientific American
Letters: A Matter of Listening (1 Letter) NY Times Science
Flu Vaccine May Not Protect Seniors Well Science Daily
Lapatinib Reduces Brain Metastases In Mouse Model Of Metastatic Breast Cancer Science Daily
Schizophrenia Researchers Welcome New Blood Science Daily
Back to the Future: Harnessing the Power of the Yangtze River [Slide Show] [Features] Scientific American
Really?: The Claim: Quinine Is Effective in Easing Leg Cramps NY Times Science
Doctors Must Be Held Accountable For Complying With Torture, Experts Argue Science Daily
Vitamin C jabs may combat cancer New Scientist
Loud Bar Equals More Beer [60-Second Science] Scientific American
Physicians Ask EPA, 'Antibiotics To Cure Sick Apples, Or Sick Children?' Science Daily
Global Update: Ethics of Studies in Poor Countries Lead to Call for New Regulations NY Times Science
Teacher-student Relationships Key To Learning Health And Sex Education Science Daily
Letters: The Call of the Blue Whale (1 Letter) NY Times Science
Male Circumcision Efforts Lag In Africa Despite Evidence Of Dramatic Impact In Preventing HIV Science Daily
Researchers Find Differences In Swallowing Mechanism Of Rett Syndrome Patients Science Daily
Incense May Act as a Psychoactive Drug during Religious Ceremony [Scientific American Mind] Scientific American
China's Big Push for Renewable Energy [Features] Scientific American
Wi-Fi networks suffer 'autoimmune' attacks New Scientist
Turned-off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth Science Daily
X-ray Diffraction Looks Inside Aerogels In 3-D Science Daily
Risk Of Unintentional Injury Death Is High For Young Children Living With Unrelated Adults Science Daily
Letters: Grading Health Care (1 Letter) NY Times Science
Smart Contact Lenses Dispense Medication Science Daily
Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett's Esophagus With High-grade Dysplasia Science Daily
Can Coal and Clean Air Coexist in China? [Features] Scientific American
Tevatron Experiments Double-team Higgs Boson Science Daily
Well: Learning to Be Your Own Best Defense in a Disaster NY Times Science
New Male Circumcision Device For HIV Prevention Science Daily
Multiple Sclerosis: New MRI Contrast Medium Enables Early Diagnosis In Animal Model Science Daily
To Heal the Wounded NY Times Science
A Natural Log: Our Innate Sense of Numbers is Logarithmic, Not Linear [Scientific American Mind] Scientific American
Mind: You’re Checked Out, but Your Brain Is Tuned In NY Times Science
Arresting And Self-healing Cracks: Paving The Way For Next Generation Composite Materials Science Daily
Observatory: Seeking Mate, Male Fish Throws Rivals Off Scent NY Times Science
Same Dose Of Anthracycline Is Not Safe For Everyone, Study Finds Science Daily
One Fifth Of British Adult Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Smoke Despite Hazards Science Daily
Essay: Running on Fumes in Beijing NY Times Science
Do Mythic Creatures Exist? Show Me the Body [Features] Scientific American
For Aquariums, the Small Fry Swept North Become a Big Catch NY Times Science
When Our Protective Armor Shows Weakness: Genetic Defect In Skin Cells Leads To Neurodermatitis, Hay Fever And Asthma Science Daily
Observatory: Fossils Add More Proof of Global Climate Shift NY Times Science
New Panel Of Mice Helps Predict How Drugs Are Broken Down In Humans Science Daily
Solar sail and ashes of Star Trek's "Scotty" lost in SpaceX rocket failure [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Prelude To The Higgs: A Work For 2 Bosons In The Key Of Z Science Daily
Smoky Home: Cleaning Up Indoor Air with Human Waste [Features] Scientific American
The Price of Gas in China [Features] Scientific American
What will Tropical Storm Eduardo do? [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Recurrence Of Group B Strep High In Subsequent Pregnancies, Say Obstetricians Science Daily
Travel Industry Should Inform Travelers About Malaria, Say Doctors Science Daily
Vancouver's Green Efforts for the 2010 Winter Games [Features] Scientific American
Family Type Has Less-than-expected Impact On Parental Involvement, Study Finds Science Daily
Keeping Migrant Workers' Children Healthy Science Daily
Basics: The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine NY Times Science
Nano-coated bullets could help solve gun crimes [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Spanish Researchers Discover Significant Leatherback Turtle Nesting Beaches In The Caribbean Science Daily
China Becomes A Physics Powerhouse Science Daily
Long Work Hours Widen The Gender Gap Science Daily
Vital Signs: Patterns: In Older Neighborhoods, Less Weight Gain NY Times Science
Cost Of Stabbings To Britain's Health Service Revealed Science Daily
Data Mining Detects Signs Of Lou Gehrig's Disease In Gene Carriers Long Before Symptoms Appear Science Daily
Monogamy Is Responsible for the Evolution of Bees [Scientific American Magazine] Scientific American
Key To Virulence Protein Entry Into Host Cells Discovered Science Daily
Low-gravity Training Machine Reduces Joint, Muscle Impacts, Says Study Science Daily
Invention: Exoskeleton for grannies New Scientist
Birdman/Bandman: A Q&A with Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg [Features] Scientific American
As Cancer Lingered, She Lived a Bold Life NY Times Science
Letters: Worry-Free Summers? (1 Letter) NY Times Science
Sleep Apnea Is An Independent Risk Factor For Mortality, Australian Study Shows Science Daily
Maternal Deaths Following Cesarean Delivery Can Be Reduced Science Daily
Beijing Olympics: BMX Bikers Search for Gold on Laoshan Mountain [Features] Scientific American
Little Teeth Suggest Big Jump In Primate Timeline Science Daily
Bacteria were the real killers in 1918 flu pandemic New Scientist
China's Efforts to Make the Olympics Green [EarthTalk] Scientific American
New Role Found For A 'Foxy Old Gene' Science Daily
Strategies To Control TB Outdated, Inadequate, Analysis Shows Science Daily
Methadone Breaks Resistance In Untreatable Forms Of Leukemia Science Daily
Q & A: Hospital Habits NY Times Science
Giant Grass Miscanthus Can Meet US Biofuels Goal Using Less Land Than Corn Or Switchgrass Science Daily
International Panel Updates Treatment Guidelines For HIV Infection Science Daily
Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia New Scientist
Perchlorate found on Mars makes soil less Earthlike [60-Second Science Blog] Scientific American
Found: The hottest water on Earth New Scientist
Antiviral Therapy Helps Children At Risk For Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Science Daily
Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children's Behavior Science Daily
Investigating Sea Ice Decline Science Daily
Toxic Drugs, Toxic System: Sociologist Predicts Drug Disasters Science Daily
Vital Signs: Screening: Higher Rates of Hearing Loss Are Found NY Times Science
Books on Science: Inside Story of the Telescope That Nearly Wasn’t Built NY Times Science
Plant Parasite 'Wiretaps' Host Science Daily
Combating Secondary Infections In Clinics Science Daily
Spotting Tomorrow’s Forest Fires Science Daily
Carbon Capture Milestone In China Science Daily
Cellular Symmetry: What Cues Tell A Cell To Divide At The Center Science Daily
Visualizing Open Source Software Development Science Daily
World's Smallest Snake Found In Barbados Science Daily
Research Exposes New Target For Malaria Drugs Science Daily