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E-Blast Friday 11.15.13 Breaking Story Scientists nearing forecasts of long-lived wildfires' paths Today's Video Tasmanian devils' disease may offer insights into human epidemics Picture of the Day Worker eggs laid inside the hive by worker bees New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded Ashlee Rowe discusses mice resistance to scorpion stings, as reported in 'Science' Latest News Your brain sees things you don't Study indicates that the brain processes and understands visual input that we may never perceive consciously. The finding challenges currently accepted models about how the brain processes visual information. Compound helps weakened immune systems A team of scientists reports that a small-molecule compound showed significant success in controlling the infectivity and spread of three polyomaviruses in human cell cultures. Accidental discovery dramatically improves electrical conductivity Researchers have achieved a 400-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of a crystal simply by exposing it to light. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: The world's oldest animal is even older than we thought POPULAR MECHANICS: Cosmic concept: Going fishing on other planets PHYSICS: Eons of diffusive growth NEW SCIENTIST: Can a computer virus communicate via your speakers? SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: How climate change and plate tectonics shaped human evolution What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE LOOM - How our minds went viral KRULWICH WONDERS - My wine won't stop crying - a mystery in a wine glass NOBEL INTENT - Counting photons without destroying them D-BRIEF - Prehistoric Atlantic ocean was twice as salty as today PLOS BLOGS - A rat's journey through virtual reality Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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