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