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E-Blast Friday 07.05.13 Breaking Story Revolutionary Instrument Delivers A Sharper Universe To Astronomers Today's Video Chalk Talk: Tragedy Of The Commons Picture of the Day Tufted Puffin New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-Funded Engineers Juan Hinestroza & Marian McCord Discuss Smart Textiles Latest News Biomedical Research Reveals Secrets Of Cell Behavior An interdisciplinary team of researchers report on taking at least a step toward better comprehension of the fundamentals of "cell fate determination." Infectious Disease Research Gets A Boost From Websites, Blogs And Social Media A team of scientists is developing innovative new systems to track the spread of infectious diseases. Scientists Identify Gene That Controls Aggressiveness In Breast Cancer Cells Researchers have identified a transcription factor that is capable of converting non-aggressive basal-type cancer cells into highly malignant, tumor-forming cancer stem cells. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space? PLOS: Don't Get Too Comfortable: Destabilizing The Ground State To Speed A Reaction SCIENCE: Lasers Could Help Identify Malaria And Other Diseases Early PHYSICS: Fundamental Constant Doesn't Budge In High Gravity NATURE: Hawkmoths Zap Bats With Sonic Blasts What the Blogs Are Saying Today EARTHSKY - Tides, And The Pull Of The Moon And Sun ANTHROPOLOGY IN PRACTICE - What Can Social Behavior In Lemurs Tell Us About Ourselves? ARMED WITH SCIENCE - Getting A Closer Look: Deep-Sea Explorations D-BRIEF - Meteoroid, Not Comet, Explains The 1908 Tunguska Fireball TERRA BLOG - Designing An Experiment From Scratch Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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