SETI bioastro: FW: Expanding waistline? Don't blame the expanding universe

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Sep 29 2005 - 18:07:21 UTC

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    >Subject: Expanding waistline? Don't blame the expanding universe
    >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:43:42 -0500
    >
    >NewScientist.com newsletter, 29 September 2005
    >
    welcome to the New Scientist newsletter, which this
    >week reveals why we can't blame our expanding waistlines on the
    >expansion of the universe, the vibrating clothes that help sports
    >stars hone their skills, and the pill-sized camera that crawls
    >through your intestine...
    >
    >EDITOR'S CHOICE:
    >EXPANDING PROBLEM
    >Is your waistline spreading? Unfortunately you can no longer use the
    >expansion of the universe as an excuse. While some things, such as
    >clusters of galaxies, are known to stretch as the universe expands,
    >physicists assumed that others, such as people, do not. But until
    >now no one was sure why. It turns out that as long as the force -
    >electromagnetic or gravitational - holding objects together exceeds
    >a certain critical value, the expansion of the universe has no
    >effect on them. This means that while you can't blame your bulging
    >waistline on an expanding universe, at least we're not all about to
    >be pulled apart...
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825194.800
    >
    >TOP STORIES:
    >Clothing gives sportsmen a kick up the pants
    >The garments contain sensors and vibrating pads that respond to
    >muscle action and tell the wearer where they are going wrong
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825196.000
    >
    >Pill-sized camera gets to grips with your gut *
    >A robotic camera capsule is controlled by doctors and crawls around
    >inside the gut taking pictures
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825196.600
    >  
    >NASA sets its sights on the moon *
    >Two years after President Bush made returning to the Moon a key
    >objective, NASA has outlined where astronauts might land
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825194.200

    >Shot in the arm for tired malaria drug *
    >Combining an old, cheap antimalarial with another drug overcomes the
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    >
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    >A study of Irish bogs has thrown doubt on claims that global warming
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    >
    >Venus Express spacecraft ready for launch
    >The European Space Agency's craft will try to solve the mystery of
    >why a planet with so much in common with Earth is so inhospitable
    >http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8066
    >
    >First pictures of live giant squid in its natural habitat
    >Using a cheap camera and fishing boat, two researchers have
    >succeeded where international film crews have failed
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8064
    >
    >Cassini spots huge "spear" on Saturn moon
    >The spacecraft imaged the 50-kilometre-long feature after its
    >navigation team worked out a way to fly closer to Tethys
    >http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn8057
    >
    >Ice age 'twins' found in ancient burial ground
    >The 27,000-year-old infants were buried together with great ceremony
    >on an Austrian hillside overlooking the Danube
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8063
    >
    >Deadly dog flu jumped from horses
    >A virus that has made pets and racing greyhounds sick in the US
    >leapt virtually unchanged from horses, making the outbreak
    >unprecedented
    >http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8062
    >
    >
    >AND FINALLY...
    >Why do cats love catnip? The clue is in the word "love". Find out
    >more about this strange erotic effect in this week's Last Word
    >section...
    >http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg18825192.900
    >
    >
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    >
    >JURASSIC ICON *
    >Tyrannosaurus rex is the world's best-known dinosaur. But its rise
    >to fame was anything but inevitable
    >http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg18825191.700
    >
    >THE POWER OF NOTHING *
    >Understanding the fate of the universe means getting a firm grip on
    >empty space
    >http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/mg18825191.800
    >
    >SLIMMING FOR SLACKERS *
    >Get in touch with you inner bacteria and you might be able to eat
    >what you like without putting on weight
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    >
    >
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