What's News This Month
in
Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
 
Bill Nye is back !
 
WVIA is doing fundraising again and
they pull Bill whenever they fundraise....grrr....

(email suggestions-questions to either Tim Cannon, Gary Kwiecinski, Ed KosmahlSatya P. ChattopadhyayPhil Yevics, or Sarah Sitoski)
March 28, Brennan 205

                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Bedrock of a Faith Is Jolted
  2. Fastest view of molecular motion
  3. Altruism 'in-built' in humans
  4. Media 'sensationalising science'
  5. Telescopes 'worthless' by 2050
  6. Consensus grows on climate change
  7. Guns and sunshades to rescue climate
  8. Africa could face more droughts
  9. Giant wind farm plan thrown out
  10. Antarctica losing ice to oceans
  11. Online amateurs crack Nazi codes
  12. Classic illusion sheds new light on the neural site of tactile perception
  13. Pass the Purple Stuff
  14. 'Rapid Warming' Spreads Havoc in Canada's Forests
  15. Do active mums produce brainier babies?
  16. Who's afraid of a gas tax?
  17. A Hummingbird Never Forgets
  18. Scientists find brain function most important to maths ability
  19. Human quadrupeds discovered in Turkey
  20. Human selection is alive and kicking
  21. Still Evolving, Human Genes Tell New Story
  22. 'The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise,' by Michael Grunwald
  23. Loss of Antarctic Ice Increases
  24. Board votes down evolution analysis
  25. Scientists: Liquid water erupting on Saturn moon
  26. New Scents From Two Scents
  27. A Dark Cloud Over Disclosure
  28. Record Set for Hottest Temperature on Earth: 3.6 Billion Degrees in Lab
  29. New rodent is 'living fossil'
  30. Nanotech helps blind hamsters see
  31. Alaska hit by 'massive' oil spill
  32. Sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded
  33. Furry 'lobster' found in Pacific
  34. Nanotech discovers the Americas
  35. Singing frog's 'ultrasonic croak'
  36. British scientist wins $1m prize
  37. Huge polar initiative announced
  38. Comets 'are born of fire and ice'
  39. Planet hunters find 'super-Earth'
  40. Egypt Pharaoh find 'not a tomb'
  41. "Hot" Rocks Found in Icy Comet
  42. Life's diversity 'being depleted'
  43. Farms 'big threat' to fresh water
  44. Space impact clue in Antarctica
  45. Liars 'too self aware to twitch'
  46. Doubts over 'extinct' woodpecker
  47. Statistical Analysis Bolsters Theory Linking Warmer Oceans to Stronger Hurricanes
  48. Libya's thirst for 'fossil water'
  49. Anglican leader opposes creationism in schools
  50. When mice choose mates, experience counts
  51. A Hunt for Genes That Betrayed a Desert People
  52. Inuit See Signs In Arctic Thaw
  53. Sinister secret of snail's escape
  54. China Raises Taxes to Curb Use of Energy and Timber
  55. 2006 mathematics prize announced
  56. Climate Data Hint at Irreversible Rise in Seas
  57. Panel Urges Lowering of Allowable Fluoride
  58. Good Cell, Bad Cell
  59. Embryonic Stem Cell Success
Medicine 
 
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Do Over: New MS drug may be safe after all
  2. Obesity 'raises crash death risk'
  3. Prostate cancer op delay 'safe'
  4. Marital rows 'harm heart health'
  5. Ear infection vaccine developed
  6. Ruling due on right-to-life baby
  7. Whirlpools 'harbouring bacteria'
  8. Acupuncture 'like migraine pill'
  9. Drug 'blocks Alzheimer's course'
  10. Marijuana compound may help stop diabetic retinopathy
  11. Depression Model Leaves Mice with Molecular Scar
  12. Cocoa Linked to Lower Risk of Disease
  13. Baby antibiotics 'link to asthma'
  14. Australia mulls kava imports ban
  15. Drugs 'can reverse heart disease'
  16. Third US 'mad cow' case confirmed
  17. Solo running 'few brain benefits'
  18. Blood pressure drugs may slash Alzheimer's risk
  19. Quenching Mexico City's thirst
  20. Two drug test men still critical
  21. Spousal death 'not so upsetting'
  22. Bird flu confirmed in Afghanistan
  23. Rejecting meat 'keeps weight low'
  24. Euro MPs back mercury crackdown
  25. Pepper 'kills prostate cancer'
  26. Silent Struggle: A New Theory of Pregnancy
  27. Revisiting Schizophrenia: Are Drugs Always Needed?
  28. Experts Reveal the Secret Powers of Grapefruit Juice
  29. Behavior: Marijuana and a Slower Mind and Body
  30. Hand Sanitizers, Good or Bad?
  31. Cleaner Air Brings Drop in Death Rate
  32. Climate link to African malaria
  33. Bird flu toll rises past 100-mark
  34. Doubt over pesticide cancer link
  35. Website aids prostate test choice
  36. Uneven breasts linked to cancer
  37. New eczema treatments on horizon
  38. New slow-release vaccine heralded
  39. UK young women 'out-drinking men'
  40. Female hair loss treatment hope
  41. Legal, Herbal Hallucinogenic Draws Teens, Critics
  42. Breast cancer drug cocktail hope
  43. Salt reduction targets 'too soft'
  44. Wasabi's kick linked to single pain receptor
  45. Researchers Look at Prayer and Healing
  46. Studies Suggest Avian Flu Pandemic Isn't Imminent
  47. Doubts cast on oily fish benefits
  48. Red Bull 'masks alcoholic effect'
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. DVD battle heads for showdown
  2. Shuttle hopes for three flights
  3. ISS 'to be completed as planned'
  4. Settlement ends Blackberry case
  5. Microsoft aims to stamp out spam
  6. 24 mini-games debut on mobiles
  7. Origami gadget to debut at Cebit
  8. US 'plans stealth shark spies'
  9. Bacteria Turn Styrofoam into Biodegradable Plastic
  10. Mars orbiter reaches Red Planet
  11. Solar riches survive probe crash
  12. Viruses leap to smart radio tags
  13. Pentagon plans cyber-insect army
  14. Experts urge new iPod ear studies
  15. Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch
  16. 888 brushes off US legal concerns
  17. Rural college pushes iPod use for lectures
  18. Google Offers Search Service on Finance
  19. NASA Delays Shuttle Flight by Six Weeks
  20. Front wheel on Mars rover stops
  21. Computer games help convicts cope
  22. Chemists work on plastic promise
  23. Virus used to make nanoparticles
  24. Dell to double Indian workforce
  25. Google ordered to hand over data
  26. Flash memory price 'to drop 25%'
  27. Hypersonic jet ready for launch
  28. Truly Micro Electronics in a Single Molecule
  29. For Robots, Fuel Cells That Double as Muscles
  30. Rocket aims for low-cost flights
  31. Wikipedia study 'fatally flawed'
  32. Dell launches Alienware invasion
  33. Apple attacks plan to open iTunes


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