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Science, Medicine and Technology
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Science

  1. Show Me the Science - New York Times
  2. Schizophrenia 'price for speech?'
  3. Out-of-body experiences 'probed'
  4. Boost to CO2 mass extinction idea
  5. Earth's core runs ahead of crust
  6. Scientists probe anti-ageing gene
  7. 'Lost bird's' distinctive knocks
  8. Spiders Help Scientists Discover How Muscles Relax
  9. New Scientist Breaking News - Copycat chimps are cultural conformists
  10. This Is Your Brain on Chocolate - New York Times
  11. Teaching of Creationism Is Endorsed in New Survey - New York Times
  12. In Explaining Life's Complexity, Darwinists and Doubters Clash - New York Times
  13. The Breaking Point - New York Times
  14. Frist Urges 2 Teachings on Life Origin - New York Times
  15. Discovery Channel :: News :: Robotic Bat 'Sees' with Sound
  16. Glitch forces Mars probe shut-off
  17. Asian peat fires add to warming
  18. Rover's image from Mars hill peak
  19. Black holes start with many bangs
  20. Major ozone loss over Antarctic
  21. Record spin rate for cosmic body
  22. Human Brain Is Still Evolving
  23. Deep-Sea Crab Sees UV Light
  24. Martian volcanoes 'may be active'
  25. Where did all the baby boys go?
  26. Black holes and the Hawking paradox
  27. Millennium Goals: Down the pan?
  28. Female bats keep it in the family
  29. Hubble reveals new map of Pluto
  30. Asteroid probe on close approach
  31. Development v environment?
  32. Green energy £1bn consumer costs
  33. Grammar analysis reveals ancient language tree - It's not the words, it's how you use them that counts.
  34. Ants make 'devil's garden' of Eden - Ants use natural poison to kill all but their host plant.
  35. Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back - New York Times
  36. Babies Cry in the Womb
  37. Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore - New York Times
  38. Bird Sings Complex Harmonies
  39. Forever Young: Digging for the roots of stem cells: Science News Online, Sept. 17, 2005
  40. Study Attributes Stronger Storms to Warmer Seas - New York Times
  41. White House Backs NASA Plan for Vehicles - New York Times
  42. Partnership Formed to Build Nuclear Plants - New York Times
  43. Kill the Light, Save a Bird - New York Times
  44. Sturgeon Stocks Are in Decline Around World, Survey Reports - New York Times
  45. New 'Hobbit' disease link claim
  46. Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back - New York Times
  47. 'Better' DNA out of fossil bones
  48. Severe Hurricanes Increasing, Study Finds
  49. Bats keep it in the family - Female bats share mates with relatives, but without close inbreeding.
  50. Ask the Experts: Biology: Why are male birds more colorful than female birds?
  51. Elephants Plan Ideal Call Times
  52. A hurricane expert explains the climate-change connection | By Robert L. Korty | Grist Magazine | Soapbox | 07 Sep 2005
  53. Parasitic Hairworm Charms Grasshopper Into Taking It for a Swim - New York Times
  54. Liquid drop takes big nano step
  55. Martian volcanoes 'may be active'
  56. Comet shakes conventional wisdom
  57. Ancient humans 'altered' climate
  58. Flying reptiles just got bigger
  59. Titan moon occupies 'sweet spot'
  60. How boys miss teacher's reprimand
  61. Lost children database goes live
  62.  First chimpanzee fossils found
  63. Eritrean cookers saving firewood
  64. New Genome Comparison Finds Chimps, Humans Very Similar at DNA Level
  65. Gravity-Defying Geckos Teach Scientists a Lesson - New York Times
  66. Bones reveal first shoe-wearers
  67. Clean, Green and Organic, in the Middle of the City - New York Times
  68. Mirror, Mirror - New York Times
  69. Action needed on deadly lakes
  70.  'Milky seas' detected from space
  71. Timekeeping proposal sparks row

Medicine 
 
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Scientists given cloning go-ahead
  2. Sneaky drug targets brain tumours
  3. Why red hair ups skin cancer risk
  4. Blood 'cleaning' aids transplants
  5. C-section 'baby teeth decay risk'
  6. Homeopathy's benefit questioned
  7. Bird flu kills Vietnam civet cats
  8. Step towards making human lungs
  9. Surging hormones blamed for pain - Study of sex-change patients reveals role of oestrogen.
  10. Nasal spray clears Alzheimer’s brain plaques
  11. Study links eating fish in childhood to adult strokes
  12. Fetal pain unlikely before third Trimester
  13. The History of Chromosomes May Shape the Future of Diseases - New York Times
  14. Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer
  15. VNS therapy for treatment-resistant depression proves effective for some patients
  16. Study: Brain structures contribute to asthma
  17. news @ nature.com - Blood test detects deadly prions - Process could one day halt unwitting spread of brain disease in humans.
  18. 'Human remains link' to BSE cases
  19. Olive oil 'acts like painkiller'
  20. Coil can cut aneurysm death risk
  21. Uganda urged to release condoms
  22. Brain chemistry link to anorexia
  23. Fit body for a fit mind - Aerobic exercise is the best way to keep your memory healthy. CBC News: New - unsettling - theory on BSE origins
  24. Study Examines Role of Cannabinoid Receptors in Alcohol Abuse
  25. Smokers' blindness risk 'doubled'
  26. Prenatal Exposure to Marine Toxin Causes Lasting Damage
  27. Worms to help combat allergies
  28. Modern drugs 'halve stroke risk'
  29. California bans school junk food
  30. 'Eat more beans' to stop cancer
  31. Vioxx aspirin solution suggested
  32. Delaying babies 'defies nature'
  33. Acne antibiotics throat bug risk
  34. Stem cell patients 'are healthy'
  35. Vitamin C 'helps to fight cancer'
  36. Down's syndrome recreated in mice
  37. Stammering 'best treated early'
  38. Women in Coastal Areas Are Found to Have Higher Mercury Levels
  39. Targeting a key enzyme with gene therapy reversed course of Alzheimer's disease in mouse models
  40. Study: Stem cells may repair cord damage
  41. Remedy for Sleep Apnea May Lift Depression's Veil - New York Times
  42. Study Finds Little Advantage in New Schizophrenia Drugs - New York Times
  43. Kraft Introduces 2 Somewhat Healthier Cookies Made of Whole Grains
  44. Abbott Gets F.D.A. Approval for Neck Stent With a Filter - New York Times
  45. Nationwide Survey Includes Data on Teenage Sex Habits - New York Times
  46. FDA OKs Generic Versions of AIDS Drug - Yahoo! News
  47. Little Difference Found in Schizophrenia Drugs - New York Times
  48. US plans first face transplant
  49. Child clothes 'fail to block sun'
  50. Sperm ships for fertility seekers
  51. Key neural system at risk from fetal alcohol exposure
  52. Child TV hours obesity risk link
  53. BVioxx aspirin solution suggested
  54. Vitamin C 'helps to fight cancer'
  55. The Claim: Never Wake a Sleepwalker - New York Times
  56. Could the pill halve multiple-sclerosis risk? - Oestrogen from contraceptives could delay neurological disorder.
  57. Old drug shows new promise for Huntington's Disease
  58. Memory loss in older adults due to distractions, not inability to focus
  59. Official Quits on Pill Delay at the F.D.A. - New York Times
  60. Keeping ageing brains on top form
  61. Inhaler may replace insulin shots
  62. 'Virgin conception' first for UK
  63. The Claim: MP3 Players Can Cause Hearing Loss - New York Times
  64. B vitamins do not protect hearts
  65. New research shows folic acid in grains has reduced birth defects
  66. Two-year-olds influenced by parental smoking
  67. British duo probes origin of mad cow disease - Did human remains in food spawn the infection in cattle?
  68. BAnti-depressant pregnancy concern
  69. 'Glow' dye to spot early dementia
  70. Men seeking breast reductions
  71. \Rock pool sponge may fight cancer


  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Intel PCs target the digital home
  2. Search engines take on talk
  3. Maturing net growing more slowly
  4. Cuteness triumphs in Nintendogs
  5. Do You MySpace? (Excerpt from New York Times)
  6. Flash Memory Chip Demand to Explode on Low Prices - New York Times
  7. Missed Church? Download It to Your IPod.
  8. An IPod Cellphone Said to Be Imminent - New York Times
  9. Vermont Blends 'Green' Flush Toilets and a Greenhouse - New York Times
  10. Opera web browser thinks small
  11. Checking In at Home, Even From Afar - New York Times
  12. Eco-aware shower recycles water
  13. 'Magic brush' paints visual world
  14. Fine art inspires new Potter game
  15. Nintendo plans one-handed joypad
  16. Energy Group Plans to Build Nuclear Plants in Gulf States - New York Times
  17. Science/Nature | Nasa plans return to Moon by 2020
  18. Technology | Smart pegs keep rain off washing
  19. Scienza e Salute | Medicina | Lavorate meno, lo dice la scienza
  20. Microsoft expands Internet calling - Aug 30, 2005
  21. Computer alert for drowning girl
  22. Plans for Euro-Russian spaceplane
  23. Deadly plague hits Warcraft world
  24. Kids to teach elderly net skills
  25.  Shoppers use blogs for bargains
  26. China tightens grip on web news
  27. Cheap phone contract for Motorola
  28. Solar handbag lights up contents
  29. Tech giants move on next-gen DVDs
  30. Nano owners complain about damage

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