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E-Blast Monday 08.13.12 Breaking Story Modeling Reveals Significant Climatic Impacts Of Megapolitan Expansion Today's Video Science Of Speed: Turning Picture of the Day Protons Being Flipped New Today on Science360 Radio "Headlights Outsmart Weather," With NSF-funded Computer Scientist Srinivasa Narasimhan At Carnegie Mellon Latest News Scientists Show That Skin-Aging Radicals Also Age Naturally Formed Particles In The Air Study provides the first experimental evidence that the biogenic particles formed from pine tree emissions are chemically transformed by free radicals. Why Do Organisms Build Tissues They Seemingly Never Use? Study investigates the evolutionary reasons why organisms go through developmental stages that appear unnecessary. Hormone In Fruit Flies Sheds Light On Diabetes Cure, Weight-loss Drug For Humans Manipulating a group of hormone-producing cells in the brain can control blood sugar levels in the body – a discovery that has dramatic potential for research into weight-loss drugs and diabetes treatment. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE: 'Smart Fingertips' Pave Way For Virtual Sensations NEW SCIENTIST: How To Measure Consciousness PHYSICS: Cosmic Drift NATURE: Rapeseed Biodiesel Fails Sustainability Test SCIENCE NEWS: Global Groundwater Use Outpaces Supply What the Blogs Are Saying Today DEEP-SEA NEWS - The Largest Waves In The Sea Aren't At The Beach GENE EXPRESSION - Why Aren't We All Tall? COOL GREEN SCIENCE - To Catch A Willet NOBEL INTENT - Discovery Opens Doors To Cheaper Solar Panels THE LOOM - What Lurks In Logs Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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