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E-Blast Friday 03.22.13 Breaking Story Before Dinosaurs' Era, Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Mass Extinction Today's Video NSF Science Now Picture of the Day Blue Mussels New Today on Science360 Radio 'Fill 'Er Up In Space,' With NSF-Funded Astronomer Alex Filippenko At UC-Berkeley Latest News Scientists Develop Innovative Twists To DNA Nanotechnology A unique technique has allowed researchers to produce 2-D and 3-D DNA nanostructures that look like wire-frame art, creating a basic toolkit for new applications. Global Nitrogen Availability Consistent For Past 500 Years, Linked To Carbon Levels Despite humans' increasing nitrogen production through industrialization, nitrogen availability in many ecosystems has remained steady for the past 500 years, researchers find. Do I Know You? Memory Patterns Help Us Recall The Social Webs We Weave Study helps explain how humans actively manage so many more social ties compared with other primates. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: Giant ALMA Telescope's Amazing Early Discoveries Are Only The Beginning PNAS: Entropy-Driven Collective Interactions In DNA Brushes On A Biochip SCIENCE : The Shaky Side Of Landslides SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A Quantum Leap For Basketball "Bracketology" PHYSICS : Possible Sign Of Annihilating Majorana Pairs What the Blogs Are Saying Today D-BRIEF - Guppies Sacrifice Looks When Predators Are Around THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Doomsday Recalculation Gives Humanity Greater Chance Of Long-Term Survival SCIENTIST AT WORK - A Tale Of Two Frozen Lakes THE WHY FILES - Roads: Helpful Here, Harmful There WIRED SCIENCE - Climbing Mexico's Tallest Peak Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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