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Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
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February 28, Brennan 205
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Technology
Science
- Drier, Tainted Nevada May Be Legacy of Gold Rush
- Beyond Their Martian Dreams: Two Rovers Are Still Informing Experts Two Years Later
- From Bacteria to Us: What Went Right When Humans Started to Evolve?
- The Cute Factor
- Nasa team sees explosion on Moon
- New cat family tree revealed
- Marine reserves 'good' for reefs
- Space probe breaks laser record
- Pluto moon 'has no atmosphere'
- Iron Age 'bog bodies' unveiled
- Nearly 100, LSD's Father Ponders His 'Problem Child'
- Drinking Like a Girl
- Female Hormone Key to Male Brain
- Researchers discover largest prime number
- Elephants' hair tells story
- School board rescinds 'intelligent design' policy
- Intelligent Design Might Be Meeting Its Maker
- Love like a drug, scientists say
- Sex 'cuts public speaking stress'
- When it comes to bats, size matters
- Scientists discover most fertile Irish male
- Coffee 'boosts female sex drive'
- China map lays claim to Americas
- New Neurons Go with the Spinal Fluid Flow
- Stardust of yesterday
- The State of State Science Standards 2005
- Better Bananas, Nicer Mosquitoes
- 'New mammal' seen in Borneo woods
- Sex chhttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/B010506B.shtmlemistry 'lasts two years'
- Distant world tops Pluto for size
- Infertility link in iceman's DNA
- Japanese Scientists Identify Ear Wax Gene
- Time changes modern human's face
- Fossil hunters make rare find in basement
- ScienCentral Video News: Fearless Gene
- Zoo Euthanizes Ailing Elephant
- Save Elephants in Zoos
- The Ear's Missing Link
- In 'Design' vs. Darwinism, Darwin Wins Point in Rome
- When Bad People Are Punished, Men Smile (but Women Don't)
- California district to stop teaching 'intelligent design'
- Rat brain 'can smell in stereo'
- Real-life Groundhog Days studied
- Scientific brain linked to autism
- Sexual Orientation Affects Perception
- Brain changes significantly after age 18, says Dartmouth research
- Searching for the Person in the Brain
- Oldest T. rex relative unveiled
- Mice Lacking Social Memory Molecule Take Bullying in Stride
- Instant replay may help to mould memories - Brain's rewind function argues for taking a break.
- Making Sense of Plant Smells
- At Churches Nationwide, Good Words for Evolution
- Churches urged to back evolution
- Darwin's warm pond theory tested
- Mating Trick
- And Baby Counts Three...
- How babies do math at 7 months
- Greenland ice swells ocean rise
- Legal case against US on climate
- 'Sleeping on it' best for complex decisionss
- Some People Born to Dance
- 'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon'
- Sex with a partner is 400% better
- Better bone dates reveal bad news for Neanderthals - Modern humans took over Europe in just 5,000 years
- Improved Science Puts Modern Humans in Europe Earlier
- Learning and memory stimulated by gut hormone
- Elephants are out for revenge
- DNA 'could predict your surname'
- Frog 'key to mosquito repellents'
- US state takes aim at abortions
- Older men 'happy with sex lives'
- Music intensifies ecstasy effects
- In Fire's Wake, Logging Study Inflames Debate
- Prematurity 'affects personality'
- Images 'show face of Shakespeare'
- Animal lab supporters go on march
- ScienCentral Video News: PMS Mind Control
- Taste gene may play role in smoking
- Hear, Hear!
Medicine
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Technology
- States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags
- The Claim: Fish Is Brain Food
- Vision: There's Hope for Lazy Eye, Even After Age 8
- Black-White Differences Found in Cancer Care
- Scientists Report a Crucial Gain in Growing Stem Cells
- Shot in the Gut, and She Didn't Even Know It
- Countryside boosts mental health
- Male fertility kit goes on sale
- Diarrhoea vaccine tests 'hopeful'
- Vitamin D 'makes stronger babies'
- Cerebral palsy 'infection link'
- Magnet therapies 'have no effect'
- Protein may regulate depression
- Panic hits Turkey bird flu town
- Turkish teenagers die of bird flu
- T Cells for Brain Cells - Can Autoimmunity fend off Neurodegeneration?
- The gift of sight - 100 years on
- UF scientists find sugar may have a sour side
- Brain Abnormality Found In Alzheimer’s Disease Related to Gait Impairment
- Aspirin protects men's hearts and women's brains
- Pacifier Greatly Reduces Risk of Sudden Infant Death
- Clues to cause of long-term pain
- California tobacco smoke 'toxic'
- Concern over 'spare part' babies
- Red meat cancer risk clue found
- Ski holiday ride 'cures' deaf man
- Island disease hits 50,000 people
- Pregnancy 'no depression guard'
- New bird flu deaths in Indonesia
- Life full of danger for little girl who can't feel pain
- FDA Approves Inhalable Insulin
- Prion disease found lurking in deer muscle
- Omega-3 Flounders as Cancer Protection
- 'Suicidal' rats may offer schizophrenia insights
- Studies look to sea for cystic fibrosis treatment
- Child drug use 'aggression link'
- Study Strengthens Link between Virus and Weight Gain
- Drinking joins smoking as cancer risk
- Brains of male mice boast extra nerve insulation
- Expectant monkey dads get chubby
- Premature babies 'can defy odds'
- Stress 'fuelling early puberty'
- No evidence jet lag remedy works
- Electroconvulsive therapy improves quality of life for at least six months
- Cannabis-inspired diet pill shows some success
- UCSF research pinpoints brain molecule's role in developing addiction
- Call to allow body organ selling
- Gene linked to increased risk of Parkinson's in men
- Clock molecule's sensitivity to lithium sheds light on bipolar disorder
- 'Pharmed' goats seek drug licence
- Bird flu vaccine no 'silver bullet'
- Twins more likely for older mums
- Breast screening 'a life-saver'
- Chewing gum aids surgery recovery
- Suspected bird flu on French farm
- 'Animal link' in US anthrax case
- Autistic ability 'underestimated'
- Preliminary Study Shows Creatine and Minocycline May Warrant Further Study In Parkinson’s Disease
Technology Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
- European Union Launches Galileo System's First Satellite
- His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel
- Two Win Prestigious Engineering Award
- E.P.A. Set to Reveal Changes In Fuel Economy Calculations
- Pataki Wants Drivers to Fill Up With Ethanol or Biodiesel
- Sony Reader targets book lovers
- Yahoo reaches out beyond browser
- 360 games struggle to make the grade
- Motorola adds Google to mobiles
- New gadgets make waves in Vegas
- Google opens online video store
- Microsoft rushes out Windows fix
- Chinese revolution turns hi-tech
- Microsoft unveils entertainment strategy
- Risk of upgrading your WiFi devices now is minimal
- Dextrous mini-robots to aid ops
- Last post for the telegram?
- Students prefer online courses
- Japanese Putting All Their Energy Into Saving Fuel
- E-textbook demand slow despite comfort with technology
- Device Won Approval Though F.D.A. Staff Objected
- Japan launches space telescope
- IBM squeezes more into microchips
- Robot surgeons match heartbeats
- Google rapped over adult photos
- Microsoft Vista open for business
- More security problems bite Apple
- Nintendo DS looks beyond gamers
- Sony fears on PlayStation launch
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