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E-Blast Monday 09.23.13 Breaking Story Teaching a computer to perceive the world without human input Today's Video Someday we may fill the tank with fungi fuel! Picture of the Day Supercomputer Gordon New Today on Science360 Radio Materials Scientist Carlos Barrios at 3M Latest News Fish skin and gut have lots in common Research team finds that not only does a fish's skin resemble its gut morphologically, but also that key components of the skin immune responses are also akin to those of the gut. Spray ends ride for microbes An antimicrobial coating on the verge of being commercialized could change the landscape for surface-to-skin microbe transmission. 'BOLD' idea for big data Computer networking researchers are taking on "big data" with a customized, energy-efficient optical network called BOLD that will be capable of feeding rivers of data into supercomputers. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE NEWS: Vitamin stops static electricity PHYSICS: Simulations strengthen Earth's magnetic-field/climate connection SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The itsy-bitsy, repulsive spider--Yes, there are arachnophobic entomologists POPULAR SCIENCE: Four new legless lizards discovered in California POPULAR MECHANICS: The galaxy's core is about to explode What the Blogs Are Saying Today D-BRIEF - Dinosaur feathers found in ancient amber BAD ASTRONOMY - Has alien life been found in Earth's atmposhere? I'm gonna go with 'No.' GUEST BLOG - How could we recognize pain in an octopus? THE ABSTRACT - Smaller than small: Why we measure the space between atoms THE CRUX - Why we like to see bad things happen to famous people Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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