March 4, 2013 Archives

Week of March 4, 2013 Archives

Monday, March 4

The U.S. May Face an Inevitable Nuclear Power Exit

Science Codex

A Short Algorithm Has Huge Implications

Mass. Institute of Technology

Defective Viruses Can Still Help Spread Disease

UCLA

Bacteria Can Clog Medical Devices in Less than 3 Days

Princeton Univ.

Tuesday, March 5

How the Brain Gains and Loses Consciousness

Mass. Institute of Tech.

Molecule May Lead to Vaccines that Work in Newborns

Science Codex

Alligator Relatives Slipped Across Ancient Seaway

Soc. Vertebrate Paleo.

Was King Richard III a Control Freak?

University of Leicester

Wednesday, March 6

Did Comets Seed the Molecules of Life on Earth?

University of California

Is Europa's Ocean a Wonderful Place for Life?

NASA

Female Butterflies Can Smell if Male Is Inbred

University of Cambridge

Could Green Tea Extract Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

Univ. of Michigan

Thursday, March 7

Flipping Molecular Switch Makes Old Brain Young

Yale University

What Explains Amputee Pain in Missing Limbs?

Science Codex

Bats Aren't Bothered by Forest Fires

University of California-Santa Cruz

Curtains for the Black Hole Firewall Paradox?

University of York

Friday, March 8

Nanoparticles Loaded with Bee Venom Kill HIV

Wash Univ. in St. Louis

Is a Peptide the Key to Happiness?

University of California-Los Angeles

Algae Thrives in Battery Acid by Copying Genes

Nat'l Science Foundation

Taking Tests May Boost Learning

American Psychological Association