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Changing Flavors

September 25, 2008

Scientists can genetically engineer the flavors of fruits.

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Carbon Roundup

September 19, 2008

Climate change could melt the Arctic permafrost – which would release even more greenhouse gases.

Read moreCarbon Roundup

Skeeters & Bees Roundup

September 12, 2008

Mosquitoes think DEET just stinks, and researchers team up to save native bees.

Read moreSkeeters & Bees Roundup

Sniffing Out Cancer

September 9, 2008

New technology could sniff out skin cancer before it turns deadly.

Read moreSniffing Out Cancer

Metal Pollution Roundup

September 5, 2008

Lead dust continues to pose a health risk for decades after it was banned from gasoline and paint.

Read moreMetal Pollution Roundup

Podcast

September 5, 2008

Antifreeze from fleas, silk optics for food safety, plants head for the hills, heavy metals that won't go away, and more.

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Flea Antifreeze

September 3, 2008

Scientists have successfully synthesized a potentially useful antifreeze protein from fleas.

Read moreFlea Antifreeze

Colorful Surgery

September 1, 2008

Surgeons use new infrared imaging technology to illuminate tumors.

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Podcast

August 29, 2008

FIGHTING CANCER: An unlikely source for a new leukemia therapy. Also: new technologies illuminate cancer surgery and sniff out skin cancer.

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Energy Roundup

August 29, 2008

New technology could yield alternative energy sources from water.

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Blue Cheese Mold

August 28, 2008

Why the mold in blue cheese doesn't make us sick.

Read moreBlue Cheese Mold

Germ-Resistant Kevlar

August 27, 2008

A new coating could make Kevlar fabrics resistant to biological agents.

Read moreGerm-Resistant Kevlar

Methadone for Leukemia

August 26, 2008

The drug methadone could become a new treatment for leukemia.

Read moreMethadone for Leukemia

Lake on Titan

August 19, 2008

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a large, liquid lake on Saturn's moon Titan.

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Poisonous Berries

August 12, 2008

A listener wants to know why some berries bother being poisonous.

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Podcast

August 8, 2008

MIND & BODY: The science of magic, the hormone behind the mind-body connection and the brain chemical that could be responsible for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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Mind-Body Connection

August 4, 2008

Scientists have discovered a key to the mind-body connection.

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Podcast

August 1, 2008

MEDICAL UPDATE: Why some wounds form scars, buying soldiers time on the battlefield, and the surprising upside of drug side effects.

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Smelly Lifesaver

July 31, 2008

Hydrogen sulfide could buy wounded soldiers time.

Read moreSmelly Lifesaver

Solar Concentrators

July 29, 2008

New technology could make solar panels far more cost-effective.

Read moreSolar Concentrators

Matching Side Effects

July 28, 2008

Matching drugs' side effects could reveal new clinical uses for them.

Read moreMatching Side Effects

Molecular Space Cloud

July 24, 2008

Scientists are looking for organic molecules floating in our Milky Way.

Read moreMolecular Space Cloud

Mosquito Repellents

July 23, 2008

DEET has been repelling mosquitoes for over 50 years, but scientists are now developing more effective alternatives.

Read moreMosquito Repellents

Podcast

June 27, 2008

COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and more.

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