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E-Blast Tuesday 12.17.13 Breaking Story Virus grows tube to insert DNA during infection then sheds it Today's Video Harvesting the world's mechanical energy Picture of the Day Cellulose nanocrystals New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded scientist Richard Lankau discusses how to deal with invasive plants Latest News Novel instrument probes close binary stars, may soon image exoplanets A new instrument that combines two high-resolution telescope techniques has distinguished and studied the individual stars in a nearby binary star system. Tech lets cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life – it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute. Low-power tunneling transistor for high-performance devices feasible A new type of transistor that could make possible fast and low-power computing devices for energy-constrained applications is feasible, according to researchers. New in the Journals & Magazines NATURE: Scientists search for clues in sea star die-off PHYSICS: Tales of 1001 atoms SCIENCE : Bats tune into the emotions of others SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Booster of red blood cells synthesized for first time SCIENCE NEWS : A gory 12 days of Christmas What the Blogs Are Saying Today KRULWICH WONDERS - What's that clinging to the towering wall and why doesn't it fall off? DEEP-SEA NEWS - The ocean's gelantinous Christmas tinsel D-BRIEF - Cats became pets much earlier than thought, according to Neolithic fossils BAD ASTRONOMY - An optical illusion you'll swear is moving. It isn't. THE LOOM - In search of the first animals Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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