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E-Blast Wednesday 09.19.12 Breaking Story Scientists Discover Class Of Materials That Could Be Used To Boost Computer Memory Today's Video Hollow Trees Picture of the Day "DNA Of Maple Seed Flight" New Today on Science360 Radio Heads Up Latest News Gene Could Lead To Better Bug-Resistant Plants Domestic tomatoes could re-learn a thing or two from their wild cousins. Songbirds Shed Light On Brain Circuits And Learning Scientists have found that regions of the brain involved in planning and controlling complex vocal sequences may also be necessary for memorizing sounds that serve as models for vocal imitation. Ancient Diatoms Could Make Biofuels, Electronics And Health Food -- At The Same Time Diatoms could make biofuel production from algae cost-effective – because they can simultaneously produce other valuable products such as semiconductors and biomedical products. New in the Journals & Magazines THE WASHINGTON POST: Sign Language That African Americans Use Is Different From That Of Whites SCIENCE NEWS: Flash Leads To Flex In Lab-Grown Muscle NATURE: Studies Slow The Human DNA Clock SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Warm Currents: Graphite Powder Stirs Up Hints Of Room-Temperature Superconductivity NEW SCIENTIST: Human-Safe Robot Could Revolutionize Manufacturing What the Blogs Are Saying Today VISUAL SCIENCE - The Beautiful Breaking Point QUEST - Researchers Pinpoint Antibody Critical To Fighting Flu PLOS BLOGS - The Prismatic Typewriter GENE EXPRESSION - The Feathery Neanderthal NOBEL INTENT - Quantum Cryptography: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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