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E-Blast Wednesday 11.06.13 Breaking Story Diamond imperfections pave the way to technology gold Today's Video Tyrian purple Picture of the Day Magnetic 'force field' shields giant gas cloud during collision with Milky Way New Today on Science360 Radio Northwestern U. study finds people with rhythm show more consistent brain responses to speech Latest News Clay may have been birthplace of life, study suggests A team of biological engineers reports that clay might have been the birthplace of life on Earth, or at least of the complex biochemicals that make life possible. Why the sagebrush grows: Scientists explore arid plant survival Researchers are another step closer to understanding a natural phenomenon that enables desert plants to access water and nutrients they desperately need – even in the driest circumstances. Scientists study some fishy behavior to solve an animal locomotion mystery A team of scientists has reported that some animals, like the knifefish, push in directions that don't point toward their goal because it allows the animals to increase both their stability and maneuverability. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE: Meet the giant platypus NEW SCIENTIST: Memory loss and memories found in aging brains POPULAR SCIENCE: One in five sun-like stars have Earth-like planets PHYSICS: An electron bucket brigade SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Flying the coop: Antibiotic resistance spreads to birds, other wildlife What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Solving the tongue-twisting problems of speech animation PLOS BLOGS - This is your brain on poetry NOBEL INTENT - Single atom catalyst suggests we don't understand catalysis that well SCILOGS - To bee or not to bee: How bees avoid difficult choices THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY - Iron oxide-based nanoparticles detect, diagnose, and destroy cancer Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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