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Cellular suicide spurs cancer

Science News - Sun, 08/01/2010 - 11:00
New role for protein 'suicide switch' in aiding and abetting cancer.(author unknown)

Gene variant role in Parkinson's uncovered

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 21:00
An RNA fragment known to be implicated in Parkinson's has been shown to cause the death of neurons in the brains of fruit flies

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Google tracks political allegiances

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 20:00
Search engines provide a rough and ready way to map political relationships

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Dog Training: Animal Experts Debunk the Alpha-Dog Myth

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 19:05
Why Victoria Stilwell and other experts are opposed to the submission techniques espoused by Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan(author unknown)

Solar cycle may drive Venice's floods

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 19:00
If you want to see Venice with dry feet, don't go when the sun has lots of spots. Peaks in solar activity cause the city to flood more often

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Which oil-mopping technology will win $1.4m X prize?

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 08:59
Filters, centrifuges, and oil-gulping ships may be among the contenders for a new X prize designed to avert another Deepwater Horizon disaster

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A solar salamander

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 07:31
Photosynthetic algae have been found inside the cells of a vertebrate for the first time.(author unknown)00829255378953664441

A solar salamander

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 07:31
Photosynthetic algae have been found inside the cells of a vertebrate for the first time.(author unknown)00829255378953664441

What's the best way to eject astronauts during lift-off?

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 05:15
For 60 years, engineers have placed escape rockets on top of crew capsules – future craft may stow them below

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Today on New Scientist: 30 July 2010

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 03:00
All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the threat from cosmic Trojans, a convenient "drop-in" biofuel, and spinning dog brains

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Quantum electron 'submarines' help push atoms around

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 02:30
Injecting electrons beneath the surface of a silicon wafer could move us closer towards building things atom by atom

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Galapagos: off the danger list, still in danger

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 01:41
The decision to take the Galapagos off UNESCO's danger list suggests the islands are in the clear – but conservationists say that's far from true

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Reptilians were the earliest North American pioneers

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:58
The oldest reptile prints ever found suggest that reptiles were the first creatures to venture into continental interiors

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Are cloned steak and milk on European menus?

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:03
Reports suggest that meat and dairy products from the offspring of cloned cattle are already on sale in Europe, says Jessica Griggs

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Dog brains rotated by selective breeding

Science News - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:02
Thanks to thousands of years of skull morphing, the brains of some domestic dogs have shifted and a key component relocated

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Graphene bubbles mimic explosive magnetic field

Science News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 23:43
Electrons trapped inside strain bubbles in graphene act as if they were in an incredibly powerful magnetic field – good news for future electronics

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Team-working robots huddle together to boost comms

Science News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 23:12
Combining radio transmissions can help robots maintain communications, confounding hostile jammers and overcoming obstacles

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Cosmic Trojans may sneak comets towards Earth

Science News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 20:37
A collection of asteroids that orbit the sun along roughly the same path as Neptune may be a source of comets that could hit Earth

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US food waste worth more than offshore drilling

Science News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:31
A study of the energetic value of food wasted in the US each year shows the scale of the problem

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Calcium linked to higher heart attack risk

Science News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:15
New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.(author unknown)
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