From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Jul 03 2004 - 07:32:24 PDT
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July 3, 2004
This week's cover story highlights new insights into how anesthesia works. News articles focus on the first nasal vaccine against SARS effective in monkeys, an implantable, wireless glucose sensor for people with diabetes, a monster jet of matter and radiation shooting from a newly discovered black hole, a cactus extract that dulls hangovers, and more. Food for Thought ponders the history of cultivating maize.
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTICLES:
[Biomedicine]
[Paleontology]
[Biology]
THIS WEEK'S ONLINE FEATURES:
[MATHTREK]
[FOOD FOR THOUGHT]
[TIMELINE]
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Week of July 3, 2004; Vol. 166, No. 1
THIS WEEK'S TABLE OF CONTENTS: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/toc.asp References and sources for all articles are available online at www.sciencenews.org<http://www.sciencenews.org/>
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[Biomedicine]
[Technology]
[Astronomy]
[Anthropology]
[Botany]
[Environment]
[Planetary Science]
[Biology]
[Biomedicine]
[Biology]
[Zoology]
[Zoology]
[Zoology]
[Zoology]
[Science & Society]
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Before the Booze: Cactus extract dulls hangovers
An inflammation-fighting plant extract, taken hours before consuming alcohol, appears to suppress some of the symptoms brought on by a bout of heavy drinking.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob4.asp
Neck Bones on the Menu: Fossil vertebrae show species interaction
Three fossil neck bones from an ancient flying reptile--one of them with the broken tip of a tooth embedded in it--indicate that the winged creatures occasionally fell victim to meat eaters.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob7.asp
Comfortably Numb: Anesthetics are slowly giving up the secrets of how they work
Scientists are finding the molecular targets of anesthetics.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/bob8.asp
Dogs Catching Frisbees
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/mathtrek.asp
A Maize-ing Travels
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/food.asp
>From the June 30, 1934, issue
A beetle's eye view of George Washington, cosmic rays, and visualizing air currents around airplanes.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/timeline.asp
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SARS Control: First nasal vaccine effective in monkeys
An experimental SARS vaccine, tested in monkeys, can be administered directly to the respiratory tract and requires only a single dose to confer immunity.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob1.asp
Sweet Frequency: Implantable glucose sensor transmits data wirelessly
Modeled after antitheft magnetic strips, a new implantable glucose sensor for diabetes patients could do away with daily pinprick tests.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob2.asp
Powerhouse Astronomy: Blazing black hole from the early universe
A jet of matter and radiation emanating from a newly discovered black hole could provide a new probe of the first stars and the radiation left over from the Big Bang.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob3.asp
Erectus Experiment: Fossil find expands Stone Age anatomy
A 930,000-year-old fossil cranium found in Africa widens the anatomical spectrum of Stone Age human ancestors and expands debate over how they evolved.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob5.asp
Rewriting the Nitrogen Story: Plant cycles nutrient forward and backward
For the first time, a green plant has been found to break down nitrogen-containing compounds into the readily usable form of nitrates, a job usually done by microbes.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/fob6.asp
Dead Heat: The health consequences of global warming could be many
New studies suggest that adverse health effects related to global warming aren't just a theoretical concern for the distant future.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/bob9.asp
Cometary encounter
Planetary scientists are feasting on close-up images of Comet Wild-2 as well as on the first information about its composition.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note10.asp
Neurons take charge to change messages
Neurons in a developing embryo respond to changes in their electrical activity by altering the types of chemical messengers that they produce.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note11.asp
Celiac disease affects kids' minds
Attention deficits and learning disabilities have joined the list of neurological problems associated with the intestinal disorder known as celiac disease.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note12.asp
Two-handed protein may protect DNA
An unusually shaped protein may help a bacterium thrive in tough times.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note13.asp
Jumping spiders buzz, thump when dancing
Some jumping spiders, long considered visually oriented animals, turn out to utilize seismic communication for a successful courtship.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note14.asp
Farmer ant species may have lost all its males
A fungus-growing ant may be the first ant species known to have no power of sexual reproduction.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note15.asp
Why does a buddy help another male flirt?
The sidekick male in the two-bird courtship display of lance-tailed manakins has to leave when the mating starts but may reap delayed benefits in real estate and performance practice.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note16.asp
Ultrasound alarms by ground squirrels
Richardson's ground squirrels may occasionally use ultrasound when calling out in response to a disturbance.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040703/note17.asp
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