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November 16th, Brennan 205
11:30am - 12:45pm

                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. How short fathers affect babies
  2. X-ray Transit of Mercury
  3. Ancient Gene Yield: New methods retrieve Neandertals' DNA
  4. Searching for 'our alien origins'
  5. Fighting like a girl or boy determined by gene in fruit flies
  6. Nematodes With a Craving for Nicotine - New York Times
  7. Brain imaging on speaking in tongues. - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
  8. Male chimps prefer mature sex: study
  9. Beyond Belief 2006
  10. Hens with bigger 'hairdos' get more sex 
  11. Fish 'personalities' shaped by life experience - Triumph and despair alter fishes' future behaviour.
  12. Brain Controls How You Taste Food
  13. Myelin to Blame for Many Neuropsychiatric Disorders... 11/20/2006
  14. Is Mythbusters the Best Science Show on Television? - New York Times
  15. The Coastline Is Retreating. Should the Montauk Lighthouse Stand Its Ground? - New York Times
  16. A Free-for-All on Science and Religion - New York Times
  17. Nematodes With a Craving for Nicotine - New York Times
  18. Department: Office of Communications (with news releases)
  19. Stressed Mice Cast Doubt on Sleep's Ability to Produce New Neurons
  20. New Approaches to Instrument Design - String Theory 
  21. Science/Nature | Carbon emissions show sharp rise
  22. Marine Life Leaped From Simple to Complex After Greatest Mass Extinction
  23. Sexy fertile stags sire more sons 
  24. Does everyone smell different? - People really do seem to have a unique odour that marks them out.
  25. One look says it all - Women beat men at the task of being attuned to a familiar face.
  26. Scientist Says Concrete Was Used in Pyramids
  27. Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells'
  28. Manatees Are Clever, Tests Find
  29. Nasa fears worst for spacecraft
  30. Giant Mexican telescope launched
  31. Tuna quotas cut as stocks decline
  32. Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited
  33. AP: Feds collect giant rats in Florida - Yahoo! News
  34. Testing Boosts Memory -- Cutraro 2006 (1113): 2 -- ScienceNOW
  35. A Hands-On Approach to Studying the Brain, Even Einstein’s - New York Times
  36. A Free-for-All on Science and Religion - New York Times
  37. Archimedes Palimpsest - Report - New York Times
  38. Changing Climate Is Forcing World Cup Organizers to Adapt - New York Times
  39. An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists - New York Times
  40. Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Brain Gain: Brain Wave Boost during Sleep Sharpens Memory
  41. Scientific American.com - Sci-Doku Puzzle
  42. Single massive asteroid wiped out dinosaurs: study
  43. Ancient 'Jaws' had monster bite
  44. Ancient fossil penis discovered
  45. GM potato trials given go-ahead
  46. Fossils from forgotten time amaze
  47. The tragic life of the Ediacarans
  48. Meteorite yields life origin clue
  49. Scientist Says Concrete Was Used in Pyramids
  50. Jackson Pollock - Fractals
  51. Nature Getting the Blame for Costly Orange Juice
  52. Drilling might resume in Alaska bay - CNN.com
  53. Top 10 Missing Links
  54. Planet-detector nears its launch
  55. Probe spies landers on Red Planet
  56. Commission calls for cuts in cod
  57. Feline Alzheimer's found by study
Medicine  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology

  1. Violence and Mental Illness -- How Strong is the Link?
  2. U of MN researchers link early brain development to adult-onset neurodegenerative disease
  3. A Second Pour of Good News About Substance in Red Wine
  4. Nanoparticles Home in on Brain Cancer
  5. Certain Fatty Acid May Cut Dementia Risk
  6. Better Alzheimer's test developed
  7. Somali Islamists ban popular drug
  8. Doctors repair heart born outside baby's body
  9. Whooping cough hits Chicago suburb
  10. My Way News - Baby With Heart Outside Body Has Surgery
  11. Proof Is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young - New York Times
  12. Dispute over schizophrenia drugs
  13. Small ecstasy use 'harms brain'
  14. Face transplant woman can smile
  15. Heavy smokers 'must quit totally'
  16. Testicle checks 'now more common'
  17. Common PTSD drug is no more effective than placebo
  18. Milk allergy in babies 'missed'
  19. Experts call for better flu plans
  20. Family right-to-die plea rejected
  21. Training for 'PlayStation medics'
  22. Sperm-blocking contraceptive hope
  23. Bacon link to bladder cancer risk
  24. Red wine health locations found
  25. Clinton launches child HIV drugs
  26. Snail toxin may help nerve pain relief - Yahoo! News
  27. Abortion pill blocked breast cancer gene in mice
  28. GOP wants law to define when fetuses feel pain 
  29. GOP wants law to define when fetuses feel pain 
  30. Stem cells reverse muscular dystrophy
  31. In Quest to Improve Heart Therapies, Plaque Gets a Fresh Look
  32. Gorilla Staple Adds Spice to New Drugs
  33. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed'
  34. Stem cell cure hope for back pain
  35. Clinton launches child HIV drugs
  36. Hope of lung cancer therapy boost
  37. Foetal cells 'to treat strokes'
  38. Slimmers warned over laxative use
  39. Taste test 'may show depression'
  40. 'Bad fats' ban in NYC restaurants
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Techno

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  1. Lifelike robots: Cool or creepy?
  2. Yahoo strikes deal with US papers
  3. Cosmonaut prepares for golf stunt
  4. Virtual pals 'soar in importance'
  5. 'Worm' attacks Second Life world
  6. How to join The Burning Crusade
  7. UN warning on e-waste 'mountain'
  8. The end of lost keys?
  9. 'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot Herders
  10. A Playful Controller, and 2 Alien Shoot-Em-Ups
  11. For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate
  12. The Virtual Rockefeller
  13. US warns of al-Qaeda cyber threat
  14. Nintendo hails Wii sales success
  15. Do mobile phones cost the Earth?
  16. Virtual pals 'soar in importance'
  17. Apple issues Mac security update
  18.  Search engine aids rights workers
  19. Gamers aspire to take over world
  20. Move to new planet, says Hawking
  21. Wii console makes Japanese debut
  22. US warns of al-Qaeda cyber threat
  23. Keeping Vista safe and secure
  24. Study shows sharp 4x4 sales fall
  25. Chess champion loses to computer
  26. Microsoft debuts book search tool
  27. Mobiles 'cleared' of cancer risk
  28. Heathrow begins biometric trials
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology