Issue for the week of January 28th, 2012

Shocking discoveries from the underground may shake up climate science (p. 16)

Instead of imitating film counterparts, new technologies work with light in creative ways (p. 22)

Jumpy cells may underlie migraine?s sensory storm (p. 26)

Biologists document surprising differences among deep-sea animals at hydrothermal vent fields. (p. 5)

Training at irregular intervals improves learning in sea snails. (p. 8)

A compound that blocks DNA unwinding can spur production of a critical brain protein in mice, leading to hope for a therapy for Angelman syndrome. (p. 8)

The particles? precursor doesn?t have enough energy to produce the speeds reported. (p. 9)

Roasted remains orbit former red giant. (p. 9)

Marine bacteria light up to get a ride elsewhere. (p. 10)

Cell division patterns in controversial Chinese fossils place them outside the animal kingdom. (p. 10)

Trained on one-two-three, the birds can apply the rule of numerical order to such lofty figures as five and nine. (p. 11)

A computer technique can foresee adverse events before medications are widely prescribed. (p. 12)

Chemists synthesize a five-crossing structure centered on chloride. (p. 12)

Fish embryos proved surprisingly vulnerable to a 2007 spill in San Francisco Bay. (p. 14)

How flames spread, not how frequently people start them, controls burning on the continent. (p. 14)

Feat suggests embryonic stem cells are less flexible in primates than mice. (p. 15)

Review by Tina Hesman Saey (p. 30)

Review by Laura Sanders (p. 30)

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Self-experimenter drank heavy water, then lived a long life. (p. 32)

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/issue/id/337633/title/Issue_for_the_week_of_January_28th,_2012

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