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Science, Medicine and Technology
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 November 21st, 3:00pm, Brennan 205


                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Lasers uncover Stonehenge secrets
  2. Robin Hood's grave 'dug up'
  3. Purple frog delights scientists
  4. Rock lost in space for 66 years
  5. South American glaciers' big mel
  6. Getting Into a Cassowary's Head
  7. Researchers Define Molecular Basis of Human "Sweet Tooth" and Umami Taste
  8. Lemmings' death wish nothing but a tale -- told by Disney / Predators, not mass suicide, account for Arctic rodents' population cycles, study finds
  9. After Long Delay, Senate Confirms Utah Governor as Head of E.P.A.
  10. The Warming Is Global but the Legislating, in the U.S., Is All Local
  11. Cutting Greenhouse Gases, or Not
  12. A Spot of Trouble on Sun, but Not Earth
  13. There's a Sucker Born in Every Medial Prefrontal Cortex
  14. Astronomers plan giant telescope
  15. Revised table of atoms proposed
  16. Gemstones found on Mars
  17. CNN.com - Cloud of solar gas strikes our planet - Oct. 24, 2003
  18. CNN.com - Arctic being 'transformed' by warming - Oct. 24, 2003
  19. Gay at Birth?
  20. IQ Yo-Yo: Test changes alter retardation diagnoses: Science News Online, Oct. 25, 2003
  21. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | World's 'oldest' rice found
  22. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Most walruses are right-flippered
  23. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Astronomers plan giant telescope
  24. New Clue on Which Came First, Tools or Better Diets
  25. Rise in Income Improves Children's Behavior
  26. Embryo brain shows sex signs early: Genetic discrepancies between males and females measured mid-term.
  27. 10.20.2003 - Sniff and smell are equally important in the brain's perception of odor
  28. Scientists Revisit an Aegean Eruption Far Worse Than Krakatoa
  29. A New Kind of Genomics, With an Eye on Ecosystems
  30. Measures Taken To Compensate For Rising IQ Scores Affects Who Is Diagnosed With Mental Retardation
  31. Poor Relations: Casino windfall reveals poverty's toll on Cherokee kids' behavior: Science News Online, Oct. 18, 2003
  32. CNN.com - Age, exercise may boost memory - Oct. 17, 2003
  33. Study: S. America Glaciers Melting Faster
  34. Leonid Meteors Return! Three Separate Showers Due in November
  35. China's Astronaut Didn't Find Great Wall of China, Myth Grows
  36. EPA Won't Limit Dioxins in Sludge Fertilizer
  37. Scientists find brain areas activated in true versus false memories
  38. Scientists uncover neurobiological basis for romantic love, trust, and self
  39. Soy supplements cut sexual behavior in rats
  40. Just Say CO
  41. Top 25 Science Questions
  42. USATODAY.com - Scientists create a virus that reproduces
  43. Report Urges U.S. to Upgrade Its Fleet of Deep-Diving Craft

Medicine 
 
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  1. Age, exercise may boost memory - Oct. 17, 2003
  2. One Egyptian twin is breathing on his own - Oct. 19, 2003
  3. Tests of bionic arm implant start
  4. Bio-scaffolds' spark organ hope
  5. Microchip 'could do away with pills'
  6. Scientist Aims to Quell MMR Vaccine Fears
  7. Deaths and New Stent Are Linked
  8. Psychologists Find More Evidence That The Brains of Children With Dyslexia Respond Abnormally to Language Stimuli
  9. CNN.com - Separated Egyptian twins see each other - Oct. 25, 2003
  10. CNN.com - Study: Chopsticks may cause arthritis - Oct. 25, 2003
  11. N.F.L. Has Started Testing for the Steroid THG
  12. Women With Genetic Mutation at High Risk for Breast Cancer, Study Confirms
  13. First Viruses, Now Tumors: AIDS drug shows promise against brain cancers: Science News Online, Oct. 25, 2003
  14. BBC NEWS | Health | Raw slugs off menu say medics
  15. Scientist Suspects Many Athletes Are Using Undetected Steroids
  16. Justices Say Doctors May Not Be Punished for Recommending Medical Marijuana
  17. Naked mole-rats bare pain relief clues
  18. Study of Two Cholesterol Drugs Finds One Halts Heart Disease
  19. Newsday.com - Study Links Bats, Parkinson's in Guam
  20. CNN.com - New treatment works like 'liquid Drano for arteries' - Nov. 4, 2003
  21. Study Finds That Nitrites in the Body Greatly Aid Blood Flow
  22. Yahoo! News - Scientists Find New Species of Whale
  23. UCF clinic diagnoses rare Foreign Accent Syndrome
  24. CNN.com - Nearly extinct whistling language revived - Nov. 18, 2003
  25. Yahoo! News - Leonids Unmasked: 10 Facts about Wednesday's Meteor Shower
  26.  Yahoo! News - Chin Sling May Replace Face Lift for Sagging Necks

  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Business | Microsoft launches 'leak-proof' e-mail
  2. Timeline: Concorde
  3. Water sparks new power source
  4. Reports Detail a Hypothetical Shuttle Rescue
  5. With Cable TV at M.I.T., Who Needs Napster?
  6. BBC NEWS | Technology | German chatty bot is 'most human'
  7. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Turn your home into a mini power station
  8. BBC NEWS | Technology | Cyber women test what's real
  9. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Dutch solar car wins famous race
  10. CNN.com - Microsoft plans Windows overhaul to fight hackers - Oct. 16, 2003
  11. PC whiz cleared in Houston hacking - Oct. 18, 2003
  12. Lasers may make PET scans cheaper: Radioactive materials for medical imaging produced at lower cost.
  13. CNN.com - Study: Medium mattress may be best for back pain - Nov. 14, 2003
  14.  Machine tops Kasparov in second 3D chess game - Nov. 14, 2003
  15. CNN.com - Storm splits world's biggest iceberg - Nov. 4, 2003
  16. InformationWeek > Supercomputing > New IBM Supercomputer Features High Speed, Low Power > November 14, 2003

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