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>Super antioxidant developed
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>New
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>New
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>Brain
maps perception, not reality
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Antarctic adventures
>A
rare find
>Miraculous
recovery of Maya altar
>Skin's
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>Neurons
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Progress probing how mosquitoes smell
Scientists have taken an important step toward understanding the mosquito's sense of smell, its primary method for picking its prey, by verifying that the antennae of female mosquitoes that prey on humans contain receptors that respond to one of the chemical compounds found in human sweat. Read
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New
device detects bioagents
The ability to analyze and defend against novel biological
agents has been strengthened by the development of a new device
that can monitor the metabolism of living cells in near real
time. Read
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New
approach to fight malaria
Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical
Center and Northwestern University have added
another piece to the puzzle of how the malaria
parasite enters red blood cells. The team found
that the red blood cell's own signaling machinery
participates in malaria entry, suggesting a
new therapeutic approach to fight the deadly
parasite. Read
more |
Brain
maps perceptions, not reality
Anna Wang Roe and teammates Li Min Chen and Robert Friedman have found evidence
that the cortical map of our skin in the brain is organized perceptually, rather
than physically.Read more |
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A
rare find 
Professor
Jackie D. Corbin’s fascination with solving problems and
exploring mysteries harks back to his childhood in the mountains
of the poorest county in North Carolina. Read
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Neurons
that play truth or consequences
The
"CEO" in your brain appears to be concerned more about the consequences
of your actions than how hard they are to produce. That
is the implication of a detailed study of the neuronal activity
in a critical area of the brain, called the anterior cingulate
cortex (ACC), published in the Oct. 3 issue of the journal Science.
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Additional
Articles from 2003-2004
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Supernovae
survey
(
September 16, 2003
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Finding
the quark soup recipe
( September 3, 2003 ) |
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Software
with the right stuff
( August 13, 2003) |
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Cancer
fingerprinting progress
(
August 08, 2003) |
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Bigger
is not better when judging motion
(
July 22, 2003) |
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Reach
for the stars
( July 9, 2003) |
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Testing
Transgene Fitness
(May 20, 2003) |
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HIV
uses Trojan Horse approach
(May 2, 2003) |
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From
Runge to cancer research
(March 17, 2003) |
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Auto
experts view cars like faces
(March 10, 2003) |
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Developing
a Robot Friday
(February 10, 2003) |
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Worm
sex receptor identified
(January 17, 2003) |
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