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INSECTS & SPIDERS: Spiders play dead for sex, how to make a queen bee, foiling the mosquito's sense of smell, and a new treatment for Lyme disease.
Reptile Roundup
Researchers invent a material that mimics the stickiness of gecko feet.
Brainwaves & Schizophrenia
Mental illness alters brainwaves during neural processing.
Metabolism Roundup
Artificial sweeteners cause rats to slow down their metabolism and gain weight.
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What happened to our vitamin C, new insights into childhood leukemia, and why artificial sweeteners make rats fat.
Pre-Leukemic Cells
Scientists have identified precancerous cells that give rise to a form of childhood leukemia.
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How air pollution could cause heart disease. Global warming may make Antartica vulnerable to predators. "Virtual" children help real children thrive.
Air Pollution & Heart Disease
Ultrafine particles of air pollution may interact with cholesterol in our bodies to cause heart disease.
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AAAS 2008 ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL: Sand spiders use elaborate camouflage, a new interactive map tracks threats to the oceans, and four healthful habits of long-lived people.
Genetics Roundup
Researchers develop an effective new method for inserting genes into cells.
Sperm Quality Control
New research suggests how defective sperm are tagged for destruction.
Pain Roundup
Researchers derail chronic pain by targeting pain receptors in the spine.
Health Quartet
Researchers identify four health habits that correlate with a longer lifespan.
Memory Roundup
Our memory is closely linked to our imagination; and daytime naps help us remember what we learn.
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Brain Pathways: Why we shiver, blind people who still sense light, and brain chemicals and intelligence.
Virtual Surgery
Digitally simulated patients may take some of the guesswork out of surgery.
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Genes and the Brain: What mice can tell us about cocaine addiction and our ability to tell hot from cold. Plus: could a gene contribute to poor judgment?
Cooling Menthol
How menthol and the ability to sense cold are genetically linked.
Cocaine-resistant Mice
Mice lacking a single receptor in the brain don't become dependent on cocaine.
Prosthetics Roundup
Researchers are trying to make artificial limbs more like real ones.
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Hurricane Katrina and global warming, your skin and your health, and advances in prosthetics research