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March 15, 2008
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When Fungi and Algae Marry
Lichens live in nearly every environment on Earth, but scientists are still discovering basic information about them.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20080312/Feature1.asp
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This Week's Featured Articles:
[Biomedicine]
Roll Up Your Sleeve: Hypertension vaccine passes early test
An angiotensin vaccine stifles high blood pressure in an early test in people.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob2.asp
[Zoology]
Gator Aids: Gators squish lungs around to dive and roll
Alligator researchers say they have discovered a new role for lungs as maneuvering aids under water.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob5.asp
[Science & Society]
Tomorrow's Stars: Intel Science Talent Search honors high achievers
The Intel Science Talent Search announced its winners at a gala dinner honoring the competition's 40 finalists.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob8.asp
[Biology]
The Next Ocean: Humanity's extra carbon dioxide could brew a new kind of sea
Increasing carbon dioxide in the air is changing the pH of the ocean, which could mean very different communities of sea creatures.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/bob10.asp
THIS WEEK'S ONLINE FEATURES:
[MATHTREK]
Spoil-Proofing Elections
The only way to ensure that the person the voters prefer walks away the winner, mathematicians say, is to fundamentally change voting procedures.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/mathtrek.asp
[TIMELINE]
From the March 12, 1938, issue
An extinct cinder cone captured from above, a mystery gland's connection to male virility, and growing fodder indoors for winter feeding.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/timeline.asp
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Week of March 15, 2008; Vol. 173, No. 11
THIS WEEK'S TABLE OF CONTENTS: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/toc.asp
References and sources for all articles are available online at www.sciencenews.org
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[Astronomy]
State of the Universe: Microwave glow powers cosmic insights
Radiation left over from the Big Bang offers researchers unprecedented cosmic understanding.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob1.asp
[Biology]
Common Age: Worms, yeast, and people share genes for aging
Roundworms, yeast, and humans share more than a dozen genes linked to aging.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob3.asp
[Earth Science]
Weather maker
The North Atlantic's Gulf Stream affects the overlying atmosphere more strongly than previously suspected.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob4.asp
[Anthropology]
Small Wonders: Tiny islanders elevate 'hobbit' debate
The discovery in two South Pacific caves of bones from an extinct group of half-size humans has fueled the already heated scientific debate over the evolutionary identity of so-called hobbit remains from Indonesia.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob6.asp
[Biomedicine]
Dual Role: Painkiller may affect brain
A class of drugs being developed to block pain could obstruct memory formation as well.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/fob7.asp
[Biomedicine]
Beyond Blood: Next-generation MRI scans offer a sharper picture of the brain's inner workings
Bloodless MRI seeks a more direct window into the working brain than conventional techniques.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/bob9.asp
[Physics]
Too speedy for gravity?
A new analysis suggests that five different spacecraft gained more speed as they flew past Earth than can be accounted for by Einstein's theory of gravitation.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note11.asp
[Behavior]
Altruistic twist in market economies
Democratic societies with market economies promote a moral ethic of cooperating with strangers who demand mutual sacrifices in joint ventures.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note12.asp
[Materials Science]
Cellulose that stiffens and softens
A material inspired by sea cucumbers morphs from rigid to soft.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note13.asp
[Behavior]
Pick a photo, any photo
An fMRI scan of the brain can tell what photograph a subject is looking at.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note14.asp
[Biomedicine]
Exercises counteract lazy eye
Amblyopia, or lazy eye, can be reversed in adults with visual task exercises.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note15.asp
[Biomedicine]
New technique brings Parkinson's treatment closer
An efficient technique to make dopamine-producing nerve cells from human embryonic stem cells could mark a step toward devising therapies for Parkinson's disease.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note16.asp
[Botany]
City life changes style of weed seeds
City living pushes for rapid evolution in the seed strategy of a little yellow flower along French sidewalks.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/note17.asp
[Science & Society]
Letters from the March 15, 2008, issue of Science News
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080315/letter18.asp
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