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Spiny Spiders

July 23, 2002

Spiny spiders use their yellow stripes to lure prey into their webs.

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Computer Accompanist

July 22, 2002

A computer system provides accompaniment to musicians in real time.

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Anthrax Antibodies

July 19, 2002

Protein antibodies against the anthrax toxin may prevent illness from infection

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Cell Phone Driving

July 18, 2002

Driving while talking on a cell phone may narrow your field of vision -- you have less eye movement

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Headache Prevention

July 17, 2002

Injected into specific muscles, Botox prevents migraines and chronic headaches

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Ant Civil War

July 16, 2002

An endangered secretes chemicals that may be turned into a pesticide.

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Blood Cell Delivery

July 15, 2002

A new technique to use red blood cells to deliver medications

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Melanoma Resistance

July 12, 2002

The mechanism that allows skin cells to survive UV exposure to make melanin may make those same skin …

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Seismic Spy Web

July 11, 2002

Using seismometers to characterize terrorist and other manmade explosions

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Bone Healing

July 10, 2002

Cox-2 inhibiting NSAIDS can slow down or stop bone healing (in rats and mice)

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Sound Effects

July 8, 2002

Foley sound effects sound more like the real thing than actual sounds -- Studying why

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Ginseng Berries

July 5, 2002

The ginseng berry has a high concentration of a compound that lessens symptoms of diabetes.

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