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February 28, Brennan 205

                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Drier, Tainted Nevada May Be Legacy of Gold Rush
  2. Beyond Their Martian Dreams: Two Rovers Are Still Informing Experts Two Years Later
  3. From Bacteria to Us: What Went Right When Humans Started to Evolve?
  4. The Cute Factor
  5. Nasa team sees explosion on Moon
  6. New cat family tree revealed
  7. Marine reserves 'good' for reefs
  8. Space probe breaks laser record
  9. Pluto moon 'has no atmosphere'
  10. Iron Age 'bog bodies' unveiled
  11. Nearly 100, LSD's Father Ponders His 'Problem Child' 
  12. Drinking Like a Girl
  13. Female Hormone Key to Male Brain
  14. Researchers discover largest prime number
  15. Elephants' hair tells story
  16. School board rescinds 'intelligent design' policy
  17. Intelligent Design Might Be Meeting Its Maker
  18. Love like a drug, scientists say
  19. Sex 'cuts public speaking stress'
  20. When it comes to bats, size matters
  21. Scientists discover most fertile Irish male
  22. Coffee 'boosts female sex drive'
  23. China map lays claim to Americas
  24. New Neurons Go with the Spinal Fluid Flow
  25. Stardust of yesterday
  26. The State of State Science Standards 2005
  27. Better Bananas, Nicer Mosquitoes
  28. 'New mammal' seen in Borneo woods
  29. Sex chhttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/B010506B.shtmlemistry 'lasts two years'
  30. Distant world tops Pluto for size
  31. Infertility link in iceman's DNA
  32. Japanese Scientists Identify Ear Wax Gene
  33. Time changes modern human's face
  34. Fossil hunters make rare find in basement
  35. ScienCentral Video News: Fearless Gene
  36. Zoo Euthanizes Ailing Elephant
  37. Save Elephants in Zoos
  38. The Ear's Missing Link
  39. In 'Design' vs. Darwinism, Darwin Wins Point in Rome
  40. When Bad People Are Punished, Men Smile (but Women Don't)
  41. California district to stop teaching 'intelligent design'
  42. Rat brain 'can smell in stereo'
  43. Real-life Groundhog Days studied
  44. Scientific brain linked to autism
  45. Sexual Orientation Affects Perception
  46. Brain changes significantly after age 18, says Dartmouth research
  47. Searching for the Person in the Brain
  48. Oldest T. rex relative unveiled
  49. Mice Lacking Social Memory Molecule Take Bullying in Stride
  50. Instant replay may help to mould memories - Brain's rewind function argues for taking a break.
  51. Making Sense of Plant Smells
  52. At Churches Nationwide, Good Words for Evolution
  53. Churches urged to back evolution
  54. Darwin's warm pond theory tested
  55. Mating Trick
  56. And Baby Counts Three...
  57. How babies do math at 7 months
  58. Greenland ice swells ocean rise
  59. Legal case against US on climate
  60. 'Sleeping on it' best for complex decisionss
  61. Some People Born to Dance
  62. 'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon'
  63. Sex with a partner is 400% better
  64. Better bone dates reveal bad news for Neanderthals - Modern humans took over Europe in just 5,000 years
  65. Improved Science Puts Modern Humans in Europe Earlier
  66. Learning and memory stimulated by gut hormone
  67. Elephants are out for revenge
  68. DNA 'could predict your surname'
  69. Frog 'key to mosquito repellents'
  70. US state takes aim at abortions
  71. Older men 'happy with sex lives'
  72. Music intensifies ecstasy effects
  73. In Fire's Wake, Logging Study Inflames Debate
  74. Prematurity 'affects personality'
  75. Images 'show face of Shakespeare'
  76. Animal lab supporters go on march
  77. ScienCentral Video News: PMS Mind Control
  78. Taste gene may play role in smoking
  79. Hear, Hear!
Medicine 
 
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  1. States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags
  2. The Claim: Fish Is Brain Food
  3. Vision: There's Hope for Lazy Eye, Even After Age 8
  4. Black-White Differences Found in Cancer Care 
  5. Scientists Report a Crucial Gain in Growing Stem Cells
  6. Shot in the Gut, and She Didn't Even Know It
  7. Countryside boosts mental health
  8. Male fertility kit goes on sale
  9. Diarrhoea vaccine tests 'hopeful'
  10. Vitamin D 'makes stronger babies'
  11. Cerebral palsy 'infection link'
  12. Magnet therapies 'have no effect'
  13. Protein may regulate depression
  14. Panic hits Turkey bird flu town
  15. Turkish teenagers die of bird flu
  16. T Cells for Brain Cells - Can Autoimmunity fend off Neurodegeneration?
  17. The gift of sight - 100 years on
  18. UF scientists find sugar may have a sour side
  19. Brain Abnormality Found In Alzheimer’s Disease Related to Gait Impairment
  20. Aspirin protects men's hearts and women's brains
  21. Pacifier Greatly Reduces Risk of Sudden Infant Death
  22. Clues to cause of long-term pain
  23. California tobacco smoke 'toxic'
  24. Concern over 'spare part' babies
  25. Red meat cancer risk clue found
  26. Ski holiday ride 'cures' deaf man
  27. Island disease hits 50,000 people
  28. Pregnancy 'no depression guard'
  29. New bird flu deaths in Indonesia
  30. Life full of danger for little girl who can't feel pain
  31. FDA Approves Inhalable Insulin
  32. Prion disease found lurking in deer muscle
  33. Omega-3 Flounders as Cancer Protection
  34. 'Suicidal' rats may offer schizophrenia insights
  35. Studies look to sea for cystic fibrosis treatment
  36. Child drug use 'aggression link'
  37. Study Strengthens Link between Virus and Weight Gain
  38. Drinking joins smoking as cancer risk
  39. Brains of male mice boast extra nerve insulation
  40. Expectant monkey dads get chubby
  41. Premature babies 'can defy odds'
  42. Stress 'fuelling early puberty'
  43. No evidence jet lag remedy works
  44. Electroconvulsive therapy improves quality of life for at least six months
  45. Cannabis-inspired diet pill shows some success
  46. UCSF research pinpoints brain molecule's role in developing addiction
  47. Call to allow body organ selling
  48. Gene linked to increased risk of Parkinson's in men
  49. Clock molecule's sensitivity to lithium sheds light on bipolar disorder
  50. 'Pharmed' goats seek drug licence
  51. Bird flu vaccine no 'silver bullet'
  52. Twins more likely for older mums
  53. Breast screening 'a life-saver'
  54. Chewing gum aids surgery recovery
  55. Suspected bird flu on French farm
  56. 'Animal link' in US anthrax case
  57. Autistic ability 'underestimated'
  58. Preliminary Study Shows Creatine and Minocycline May Warrant Further Study In Parkinson’s Disease
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. European Union Launches Galileo System's First Satellite
  2. His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel
  3. Two Win Prestigious Engineering Award 
  4. E.P.A. Set to Reveal Changes In Fuel Economy Calculations
  5. Pataki Wants Drivers to Fill Up With Ethanol or Biodiesel
  6. Sony Reader targets book lovers
  7. Yahoo reaches out beyond browser
  8. 360 games struggle to make the grade
  9. Motorola adds Google to mobiles
  10. New gadgets make waves in Vegas
  11. Google opens online video store
  12. Microsoft rushes out Windows fix
  13. Chinese revolution turns hi-tech
  14. Microsoft unveils entertainment strategy
  15. Risk of upgrading your WiFi devices now is minimal
  16. Dextrous mini-robots to aid ops
  17. Last post for the telegram?
  18. Students prefer online courses
  19. Japanese Putting All Their Energy Into Saving Fuel
  20. E-textbook demand slow despite comfort with technology
  21. Device Won Approval Though F.D.A. Staff Objected
  22. Japan launches space telescope
  23. IBM squeezes more into microchips
  24. Robot surgeons match heartbeats
  25. Google rapped over adult photos
  26. Microsoft Vista open for business
  27. More security problems bite Apple
  28. Nintendo DS looks beyond gamers
  29. Sony fears on PlayStation launch

Top, Science, Medicine, Technology