What's
News
This Month
in
Science,
Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
(email suggestions-questions to either Tim Cannon, Gary Kwiecinski, Ed Kosmahl,
Satya P. Chattopadhyay, or
Phil Yevics)
November 16th, Brennan 205
11:30am - 12:45pm
Science,
Medicine,
Technology
Science
- How short fathers affect babies
- X-ray Transit of Mercury
- Ancient Gene Yield: New methods retrieve Neandertals' DNA
- Searching for 'our alien origins'
- Fighting like a girl or boy determined by gene in fruit flies
- Nematodes With a Craving for Nicotine - New York Times
- Brain imaging on speaking in tongues. - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
- Male chimps prefer mature sex: study
- Beyond Belief 2006
- Hens with bigger 'hairdos' get more sex
- Fish 'personalities' shaped by life experience - Triumph and despair alter fishes' future behaviour.
- Brain Controls How You Taste Food
- Myelin to Blame for Many Neuropsychiatric Disorders... 11/20/2006
- Is Mythbusters the Best Science Show on Television? - New York Times
- The Coastline Is Retreating. Should the Montauk Lighthouse Stand Its Ground? - New York Times
- A Free-for-All on Science and Religion - New York Times
- Nematodes With a Craving for Nicotine - New York Times
- Department: Office of Communications (with news releases)
- Stressed Mice Cast Doubt on Sleep's Ability to Produce New Neurons
- New Approaches to Instrument Design - String Theory
- Science/Nature | Carbon emissions show sharp rise
- Marine Life Leaped From Simple to Complex After Greatest Mass Extinction
- Sexy fertile stags sire more sons
- Does everyone smell different? - People really do seem to have a unique odour that marks them out.
- One look says it all - Women beat men at the task of being attuned to a familiar face.
- Scientist Says Concrete Was Used in Pyramids
- Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells'
- Manatees Are Clever, Tests Find
- Nasa fears worst for spacecraft
- Giant Mexican telescope launched
- Tuna quotas cut as stocks decline
- Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited
- AP: Feds collect giant rats in Florida - Yahoo! News
- Testing Boosts Memory -- Cutraro 2006 (1113): 2 -- ScienceNOW
- A Hands-On Approach to Studying the Brain, Even Einstein’s - New York Times
- A Free-for-All on Science and Religion - New York Times
- Archimedes Palimpsest - Report - New York Times
- Changing Climate Is Forcing World Cup Organizers to Adapt - New York Times
- An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists - New York Times
- Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Brain Gain: Brain Wave Boost during Sleep Sharpens Memory
- Scientific American.com - Sci-Doku Puzzle
- Single massive asteroid wiped out dinosaurs: study
- Ancient 'Jaws' had monster bite
- Ancient fossil penis discovered
- GM potato trials given go-ahead
- Fossils from forgotten time amaze
- The tragic life of the Ediacarans
- Meteorite yields life origin clue
- Scientist Says Concrete Was Used in Pyramids
- Jackson Pollock - Fractals
- Nature Getting the Blame for Costly Orange Juice
- Drilling might resume in Alaska bay - CNN.com
- Top 10 Missing Links
- Planet-detector nears its launch
- Probe spies landers on Red Planet
- Commission calls for cuts in cod
- Feline Alzheimer's found by study
Medicine
Top, Science, Medicine,
Technology
- Violence and Mental Illness -- How Strong is the Link?
- U of MN researchers link early brain development to adult-onset neurodegenerative disease
- A Second Pour of Good News About Substance in Red Wine
- Nanoparticles Home in on Brain Cancer
- Certain Fatty Acid May Cut Dementia Risk
- Better Alzheimer's test developed
- Somali Islamists ban popular drug
- Doctors repair heart born outside baby's body
- Whooping cough hits Chicago suburb
- My Way News - Baby With Heart Outside Body Has Surgery
- Proof Is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young - New York Times
- Dispute over schizophrenia drugs
- Small ecstasy use 'harms brain'
- Face transplant woman can smile
- Heavy smokers 'must quit totally'
- Testicle checks 'now more common'
- Common PTSD drug is no more effective than placebo
- Milk allergy in babies 'missed'
- Experts call for better flu plans
- Family right-to-die plea rejected
- Training for 'PlayStation medics'
- Sperm-blocking contraceptive hope
- Bacon link to bladder cancer risk
- Red wine health locations found
- Clinton launches child HIV drugs
- Snail toxin may help nerve pain relief - Yahoo! News
- Abortion pill blocked breast cancer gene in mice
- GOP wants law to define when fetuses feel pain
- GOP wants law to define when fetuses feel pain
- Stem cells reverse muscular dystrophy
- In Quest to Improve Heart Therapies, Plaque Gets a Fresh Look
- Gorilla Staple Adds Spice to New Drugs
- US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed'
- Stem cell cure hope for back pain
- Clinton launches child HIV drugs
- Hope of lung cancer therapy boost
- Foetal cells 'to treat strokes'
- Slimmers warned over laxative use
- Taste test 'may show depression'
- 'Bad fats' ban in NYC restaurants
Technology Top, Science,
Medicine, Techno
logy
- Lifelike robots: Cool or creepy?
- Yahoo strikes deal with US papers
- Cosmonaut prepares for golf stunt
- Virtual pals 'soar in importance'
- 'Worm' attacks Second Life world
- How to join The Burning Crusade
- UN warning on e-waste 'mountain'
- The end of lost keys?
- 'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot Herders
- A Playful Controller, and 2 Alien Shoot-Em-Ups
- For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate
- The Virtual Rockefeller
- US warns of al-Qaeda cyber threat
- Nintendo hails Wii sales success
- Do mobile phones cost the Earth?
- Virtual pals 'soar in importance'
- Apple issues Mac security update
- Search engine aids rights workers
- Gamers aspire to take over world
- Move to new planet, says Hawking
- Wii console makes Japanese debut
- US warns of al-Qaeda cyber threat
- Keeping Vista safe and secure
- Study shows sharp 4x4 sales fall
- Chess champion loses to computer
- Microsoft debuts book search tool
- Mobiles 'cleared' of cancer risk
- Heathrow begins biometric trials
Top, Science,
Medicine, Technology