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Science, Medicine and Technology
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                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Oxygen detected at faraway planet
  2. Scripps scientists describe dangerous cocktail of alcohol, brain peptides, and neurotransmitters
  3. Birds 'heed monkey warnings'
  4. Stem Cell Politics
  5. 02.26.2004 - Paleontology museum launches new Web site on evolution
  6. UW study: Baby's face lights up emotional center of new mom's brain
  7. Intricate European Mission Goes Hunting for a Comet
  8. Yahoo! News - Amateur Finds New Nebula with Small Telescope
  9. Brain Size Surprise: All primates may share expanded frontal cortex: Science News Online, March 13, 2004
  10. NASA Agrees to New Study on Mission to Telescope
  11. Decision to cancel Hubble criticized - Mar 10, 2004
  12. cience students vie for 'junior Nobel Prize' - Mar 10, 2004
  13. J. Beverley Oke, Analyzer of Starlight, Is Dead at 75
  14. Dr. Fred Brown, 79, Pioneer in Fighting Foot-and-Mouth, Dies
  15. Bird Flu Is Found on Two More U.S. Farms
  16. He Harms/She Harms: A Distinction With Real Difference
  17. Nutrient during pregnancy 'super-charges' brain
  18. Tabletop Fusion Reported Again
  19. Plan to melt through Europa's ice
  20. Teeth unravel Anglo-Saxon legacy
  21. Wasps' brains enlarge as they perform more demanding jobs
  22. Wolves Come Back (on Their Terms)
  23. Limiting Mercury Pollution Is Focus of Hot Debate (washingtonpost.com)
  24. A Biological Dig for the Roots of Language
  25. Atlas rocket roars into orbit - Mar 13, 2004
  26. Neil Armstrong: Support Bush's space plan - Mar 14, 2004
  27. The Loom: Bioethics of--and in--the Brain
  28. Why Guiness Bubbles Fall
  29. Fossil hunting on Mars - Mar 17, 2004
  30. Study supports new mass extinction theory - Mar 18, 2004
  31. Mathematics in Biology: Science Online Special Feature
  32. Immune cells grown in a dish: Lab-made T cells could deliver better cancer and HIV therapy.
  33. USATODAY.com - Allen donates millions to hunt for aliens
  34. Study supports new mass extinction theory - Mar 18, 2004
  35. Scientists discover why not enough choline results in fewer brain cells, poorer memory
  36. Early man steered clear of Neanderthal romance: No evidence of interbreeding between primitive humans.
  37. Mars rovers see Earth, moons and stars - Mar 12, 2004
  38. Study: Women may hold hidden reserves of eggs - Mar 10, 2004
  39. Decision to cancel Hubble criticized - Mar 10, 2004
  40. Ohio evolution lesson plan irks science groups - Mar 10, 2004
  41. Fossil louse reveals last meal
  42. Science closes in on perfect lens
  43. Mars rovers' lifetime boosted
  44. Nasa rovers view Martian eclipses
  45. Hubble's deep view of the cosmos
  46. How Industry Won the Battle of Pollution Control at E.P.A.
  47. Jaw-dropping theory of human evolution: Did mankind trade chewing power for a bigger brain?
  48. Mysterious Wyoming elk deaths solved - Mar 22, 2004
  49. Of Drunken Elephants, Tipsy Fish and Scotch With a Twist
  50. Study: Theory of Smell Fails Sniff Test
  51. Hubble's deep view of the cosmos


Medicine  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Early treatment confirmed as key to stroke recovery
  2. Treating Cocaine Addiction, March 1, 2004 Press Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  3. Rats help sniff out TB
  4. Pfizer Gives Up Testing Viagra on Women
  5. Averting Pain: Epilepsy drug limits migraine attacks: Science News Online, Feb. 28, 2004
  6. Ecstasy approved for medical study - Feb. 25, 2004
  7. Yahoo! News - Oral Sex Shown to Be Linked to Mouth Cancer
  8. A Debate on Radiation in Breast Cancer
  9. Lifting the Veils of Autism, One by One by One
  10. Link between vaccine and autism "entirely flawed": Medical journal says it regrets publishing Wakefield's research on MMR.
  11. Balloon helps doctor reach brain tumor - Mar 12, 2004
  12. ScienCentral: Teen Sleep
  13. Loss of smell linked to key protein in Alzheimer's disease
  14. Study Finds That Teenage Virginity Pledges Are Rarely Kept
  15. BBC NEWS | Health | One pill for obesity and smoking
  16. U.C.L.A. Official Is Held in Cadaver-Selling Inquiry
  17. CNN.com - Judge denies abortion record request - Mar 6, 2004
  18. Accusations in Capitol on Lead Levels in Water
  19. Yahoo! News - Folate in Food May Reduce Heart Disease
  20. Surgery 'corrects sleep disorder'
  21. Low-level magnetic fields concern
  22. Vegetarians vs. Atkins: Diet Wars Are Almost Religious
  23. Combination therapy hits cancer
  24. How vCJD proteins trigger disease
  25. Brain Enzyme May Regulate Weight
  26. Pentagon Bankrolls Swedish Stem Cell Study
  27. Artificial Heart Closer to U.S. Market
  28. Study: Painkiller patch works as well as needle delivery - Mar 16, 2004
  29. Plan for Sharp Rise in Mad Cow Testing Gets Mixed Reaction
  30. Virus Sickens Hotel’s Patrons in Las Vegas
  31. Brain chemical helps narcolepsy
  32. New Clues to Women Veiled in Black
  33. Nigeria polio jab row rages on
  34. U.S. Issues Guidelines on Eating of Some Tuna
  35. Babies Are Larger After Ban on 2 Pesticides, Study Finds
  36. Canada�project to put�marijuana into pharmacies - Mar 22, 2004
  37. Experiments Establish "Protein-Only" Nature of Prion Infections
  38. Which cities are worst for asthma sufferers? - Mar 16, 2004
  39. Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition?
  40. Research: Breast cancer drug switch cuts recurrence - Mar 10, 2004
  41. New Studies Question Value of Opening Arteries
  42. Clip may end need for heart ops
  43. Calling on God to tackle addiction
  44. Got milk? Overweight kids may need it - Mar. 5, 2004
  45. Elk dying in large numbers in Wyoming - Mar. 4, 2004
  46.  Drinking may cut hypertensives' heart risk - Mar 22, 2004
  47. Researchers Retract a Study Linking Autism to Vaccination
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Can robots look all too human?
  2. 'Fake' diamonds prove harder than the real thing. 26/02/2004. ABC News Online
  3.  Encyclopedias gather dust as research moves online - Mar 11, 2004
  4. New, Smaller Planes Crowding Skies Once Left to Big Jets
  5. As Shocks Replace Police Bullets, Deaths Drop but Questions Arise
  6. Gates: Buy stamps to send e-mail - Mar. 5, 2004
  7. Microsoft gadget records your life - Mar. 5, 2004
  8. HP to sell Linux-based computers
  9. Apple Updates Mac OS X
  10. InformationWeek > Security > Microsoft To Broaden Security-Patch Software > March 16, 2004
  11. Symantec Details Net Threats
  12. Guinness record for world's smallest disk drive - Mar 16, 2004
  13. Sony Unveils Double-Layer DVD Drives
  14. Google Local Finally Up To Yahoo Speed
  15. Questionable Results at Revamped Yahoo (TechNews.com)
  16. What's Next: Diamonds Find a Friend in the Semiconductor Sector
  17. Desert derby to find top battlefield bot - Mar 10, 2004
  18. Computers 'must be greener'
  19. Kodak sues Sony in patent row
  20. Log your life via your phone
  21. New high-tech tools help soldiers pinpoint gunfire in Iraq - Mar 24, 2004
  22. 5,000 mph jet ready for test flight - Mar 25, 2004
  23. Voice operated Web browser in the works - Mar 23, 2004


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