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Australia, Antarctica Linked by Climate >
Carbon dioxide emissions could be leading to record drought and snowfalls
8 Feb
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How Cancer Wreaks Havoc on Bone >
Insulin-like hormone sends bodies' own bone-eating cells into overdrive
5 Feb
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Teamwork Tackles Larger Protein Structures >
Experiments and computer modeling provide an advance in solving protein structures
4 Feb
Can Thin Mountain Air Make You Slim? >
High living--in the topographical sense--causes weight loss, a study suggests
4 Feb
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Better to React Than to Act >
Legendary quantum physicist's speculations about Westerns inspire discovery about reaction speed
3 Feb
Is there Anybody in There? >
Brain scans enable a patient in a vegetative state to answer yes or no questions
3 Feb
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Algae Show a Knack for Quantum Mechanics >
Plant cells use subatomic properties to perform photosynthesis
3 Feb
Oddball Lurking Among the Asteroids >
Astronomers think they've spotted the recent aftermath of a cosmic collision
3 Feb
The 2011 Science Budget Roundup >
Science funding rises despite discretionary budget freeze
2 Feb
Turkeys: So Good People Tamed Them Twice >
Native Americans domesticated wild birds independently from Mesoamericans, study shows
2 Feb
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$ Science Spared From Domestic Spending Freeze--for Now 
Despite his pledge to freeze domestic discretionary spending in an attempt to shrink a $1.6 trillion deficit, President Barack Obama has asked Congress to boost science spending next year across the federal government.

News Focus 5 February 2010

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