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E-Blast Friday 12.14.12 Breaking Story Atop an Antarctic Volcano, NSF-Funded Researcher Finds Camp Site From The 'Heroic Age' Of Antarctic Exploration Today's Video NSF Science Now Picture of the Day Science Sculpture Inspired By Christmas Ornament New Today on Science360 Radio 'New Theory About Extinctions In The Late Cretaceous Period' – Jordan D'Eri Interviews Paleontology Graduate Researcher Tom Tobin Latest News Head-Mounted Cameras Could Help Robots Understand Social Interactions Researchers have developed a method to detect where people's gazes converge, providing insights that someday will be essential for robots designed to interact with humans. Fragile X Protein Linked To Nearly 100 Genes Involved In Autism A collaborative research effort has pinpointed the precise genetic footprint that links patients with fragile X syndrome with autism. Got Food Allergies? Test Your Meal On The Spot Using A Cell Phone A team of researchers has developed a lightweight device called the iTube, which attaches to a common cell phone to detect allergens in food samples. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Content Is King: Can Researchers Design An Information-Centric Internet? NATURE : Jungle Search Gives Global Count Of Arthropods SCIENCE NEWS : Zinc May Help Treat Box Jellyfish Stings SCIENCE : Pee Marks The Spot PNAS : Quantum Teleportation Between Remote Atomic-Ensemble Quantum Memories What the Blogs Are Saying Today 80BEATS - Moon River: Cassini Finds River Valley On Titan WIRED SCIENCE - The Strange Spine Of New Zealand's White Island THE SCEPTICAL CHYMIST - Chemistry For Christmas THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - The Evolution Of English Words And Phrases Since 1520 NOBEL INTENT - Cheesemaking Dates Back Nearly 7,000 Years Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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