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Science, Medicine and Technology
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Science

  1. CNN.com - Study: Orangutans may die out in 20 years - Sep. 30, 2003
  2. CNN.com - Global warming said to kill 160,000 a year - Oct. 1, 2003
  3. Small, Isolated Elephants Follow Own Evolutionary Path
  4. New research technique provides unique glimpse into Alzheimer's disease
  5. News@UofT -- Biological basis for creativity linked to mental illness -- September 30, 2003
  6.  Discovery Channel :: Mental Ability Linked To Aging
  7. Study: Same molecule in meat, milk, tumors - Sep. 29, 2003
  8. Fall in PA
  9. Cosmic Soccer Ball? Theory Already Takes Sharp Kicks
  10. Two Americans Win Nobel for Chemistry
  11.   Gene expression tied to social behavior in honey bees
  12.   Genes that regulate hearing link humans and fruit flies in new way
  13. Pathways of emotion – from cortex to peripheral organs 
  14. Satellites spy hidden penguin 'oases' - Oct. 8, 2003
  15. "Scat Dogs" Sniff Out Endangered Species Feces
  16. ScienCentral: Agre and Cells
  17. Scientists split over regulations on sonar use: Fresh evidence suggests man-made noise can harm marine mammals.
  18. Stages of memory described in new study
  19. GAO: Pentagon sold biolab gear - Oct. 6, 2003
  20. Society for Neuroscience | Brain Briefings
  21. Yahoo! News - Tropical Fish Trade Under Spotlight as Sales Boom 
  22. Evolving by Accident, Not Fitness
  23. Researchers discover genes that distinguish human, nonhuman primate brains 
  24. In Pioneering Study, Monkey Think, Robot Do
  25. Scientists to probe Mars rocks for life - Oct. 11, 2003
  26. Photosynthesis puzzle solved
  27. Japan's Last Wild-Born Crested Ibis Dies
  28. X-Prize Update: SpaceShipOne's Third Drop Test  
Medicine   Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Timing of babies' solid food may raise diabetes risk - Sep. 30, 2003
  2.  US health care coverage shrinks
  3. Sun lotions 'are not effective'
  4. rthritis all-clear for high heels
  5. Stanford research builds link between sleep, cancer progression
  6. Addiction: A Brain Ailment, Not a Moral Lapse
  7. Stanford research finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects
  8. Utah won't force custody, chemotherapy on boy
  9.   G.O.P. Medicare Bill Hits New York Hospitals the Hardest
  10. Review Set of Silicone Gel in Breast Implants
  11. Study: New Drug Cuts Breast Cancer Relapse Risk (washingtonpost.com)
  12. New tests detect Down syndrome better, sooner - Oct. 8, 2003
  13. New Doctor, New Diet, But Still No Cookies   
  14. 2 M.R.I. Pioneers Win Nobel Prize
  15. Fatty diet not linked to stroke
  16. NeuroQuest: Mind Reading   
  17. Research breakthrough in understanding treatment resistant depression
  18. Discovery may spur cheap solar power - Oct. 2, 2003
  19. Hormone Therapy Risks Outweigh Bone Benefits
  20. Drinking Tea May Lower Bad Cholesterol - USDA Study
  21. Nerve disorder in mice and men linked to mutated gene
  22. Lobotomy--Good
  23. The best treatment most heart victims aren't getting - Oct. 10, 2003
  24. Health | Antibiotics may delay Alzheimer's
  25. Pill May Reduce Hearing Loss From Noise
  26. Doctor Disputes Winners of Nobel in Medicine
  27. Surgery Begins to Separate Egyptian Twins 
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Disney beams out movie rental service - Sep. 29, 2003
  2. Breathing life into messy sketches - Oct. 13, 2003
  3. Nasa tests laser-powered plane
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology