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E-Blast Wednesday 09.05.12 Breaking Story Gardener's Delight Offers Glimpse Into The Evolution Of Flowering Plants Today's Video Uncovering Art Picture of the Day Aurora Borealis New Today on Science360 Radio "Learning And Play," With NSF-funded Researchers Karen Adolph, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, & David Kanter Latest News Spinach Power Gets A Big Boost An interdisciplinary team of researchers develops a way to combine the photosynthetic protein that converts light into electrochemical energy in spinach with silicon, the material used in creating solar cells. Tracking Fish Through A Coral Reef Seascape Ear-bone 'tree rings' provide evidence of connectivity. Discovery May Help Protect Crops From Stressors Key genetic mechanism in plant hormone signaling may help save crops from stress and help address human hunger. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE NEWS: Big Jobs Go To Loyal Proteins NATURE: Gene Therapy Restores Sense Of Smell To Mice NEW SCIENTIST: Knotty Old Technology Found On High-Tech Mars Rover PHYSICS: Surface Folds Make Tears And Chips USA TODAY: TV Ads Rarely Swing Congressional Elections What the Blogs Are Saying Today EARTHSKY - Why Were Prehistoric Insects So Huge? DISCOBLOG - Bottoms Up! How The Shape Of Your Beer Glass May Make You Drink More THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - First Mind-Controlled Robotic Leg Put Through Its Paces GENE EXPRESSION - The Pruned Tree LAB RAT - The Bacteria That Makes Insects Eat Their Own Brains Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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