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May 09, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Could Coastal Trees Have Saved Lives in Myanmar? [News]
From Bountiful to Barren: Rainfall Decrease Left the Sahara Out to Dry [News]
Estimated World Population to Pass 6,666,666,666 Today
Canadian train quarantined for mystery illness
Ivory Coast seeks $1 mln for three-headed coconut tree
Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
AP Health News - 13:50
Newsweek: New Yorkers digest calories on menus
Rare blue iguanas found slaughtered
Mailbag: Is Fluoride Dangerous? Is a Solar Grand Plan a Good Idea? [Scientific American Magazine]
Very premature baby survival not improving
Sharks Ruled Alabama's Dino-Era Waters
Child virus death toll in China rises to 34
U.S. last on country list of eco-consumers
The Evolving Web of Future Wealth [Edit This]
More hepatitis cases may trace to Vegas clinic
New health woes as China grows richer
Drugs, teens, pot are dangerous mix
AP Health News - 10:55
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
AP Health News - 10:22
Fungus Genome: Key to Clean Fuels?
Shift from savannah to Sahara was gradual, research suggests
Mom pregnant with 18th child
Depressed teens more likely to try pot
Love and loss bind my ‘other mother’ and me
For peak performance, 3 is not better than 1
Girls and sports: The uneven playing field
US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo
Report: Child viral death toll up to 34 in China
Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
May 08, 2008
China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm
Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
AP Health News - 23:08
1,000-pound 'Zeus' returns to ocean
Mama and her mini-me
Your photos: Mama and her mini-me
Dutch study unlocks key to firm tomatoes
Your Brain on Ethics
ScienceNOW - 19:00
A Slow Birth for the Sahara
ScienceNOW - 19:00
Most Americans can’t spot stroke warning signs
Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt
AP Science News - 18:07
Legislation Introduced to Spur Treatments for Brain Ailments [News]
Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit
AP Science News - 17:43
Early Americans had a coastal diet
news@nature.com - 17:30
Bacteria 'can learn'
news@nature.com - 17:30
Half of U.S. diabetics also have arthritis
More than half of US diabetics have arthritis
AP Health News - 16:39
Medical know-how raises doctors' suicide risk
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
AP Health News - 15:38
New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
AP Science News - 15:11
Dirt problem overlooked in food crisis
Ancient Seaweed Tells of Earliest Americans
Newsweek: Why we're bad at judging ourselves
What's Our Connection to the Platypus? [News]
Good Soil Critical in Food Crisis
New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
AP Health News - 13:49
Group wants FDA to pull birth control patch
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?
114-year-old man takes longevity keys to grave
An Uninsured Doctor in the House [Features]
Death toll from child virus reaches 30 in China
Flesh-Eating Insect Gnawed on Dino Bones
Researchers find genes for deadly child tumor
Pill may treat gestational diabetes
Newsweek: Mom's cringeworthy e-mails
In platypus, scientists find a curious genetic mix
Sex is just one more chore on her to-do list
Pollution in town rivals that of cities
Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants at Risk for Birth Problems
Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
Death toll from child viral disease up to 30 in China
China reports two more deaths from child virus
Platypus looks strange on the inside, too
Scientists map the genome of the platypus
China child virus cases high but no cause for panic
Australian platypus genome a link to evolution
May 07, 2008
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Platypus Genome Decoded
China wants reports of all kids with fatal virus
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps: study
Diet pills may harm brain development
Gene trawl shows Druze are living "gene sanctuary"
Great Tit Birds Shift Mating Schedules Due to Warming
VIDEO: Orangutans Extinct in 3 Years?
Conflict over officials’ stop-smoking advice
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps: study
Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns
AP Health News - 18:57
Researchers find neuroblastoma genes
You're Not Cuckoo: These Birds Look the Same
ScienceNOW - 18:30
Dead sea lions weren't shot, officials say
Gene trawl shows Druze are living "gene sanctuary"
Too Much, Too Little Sleep Leads to Big Belly
Cell biology: The cellular hullabaloo
news@nature.com - 14:00
Drug firm turns spotlight on basic systems biology
news@nature.com - 14:00
Institutes marshal locals to boost African physics
news@nature.com - 14:00
Top billing for platypus at end of evolution tree
news@nature.com - 14:00
Medical schools swap pigs for plastic
news@nature.com - 14:00
Research revolution?
news@nature.com - 14:00
Duck-Billed Platypus Genome Sequence Published
Poor sleep linked to obesity, other ills