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E-Blast Friday 12.27.13 Breaking Story Getting CLARITY: Hydrogel process creates transparent brain Today's Video Ph.Detours: Zombie coral reefs Picture of the Day Brittle sea stars New Today on Science360 Radio Best of 2013: NSF-funded PI Jeremiah Ostriker discusses dark matter and other mysteries. Latest News Heart cells change stem cell behavior Study shows that amniotic fluid stem cells and heart cells pass signals without touching. Nanosponges soak up toxins released by bacterial infections and venom Engineers have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing dangerous toxins from the bloodstream, including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, poisonous snakes and bees. Newly discovered predatory dinosaur 'king of gore' reveals the origins of T. rex A remarkable species of tyrannosaur has been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. New in the Journals & Magazines NEW SCIENTIST: 2013 review: The year in evolution and life sciences NATURE : Zapping the brain can help to spot-clean nasty memories PLOS: Heat shock response regulator is pinned to the membrane SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Memory trick increases password security SCIENCE: Constraining exoplanet mass What the Blogs Are Saying Today WIRED SCIENCE - The best scientific visualizations of 2013 QUEST - Why a dark sky matters THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - World's first digital laser designed and built in Africa THE ABSTRACT - Rainforest life: Food versus fear NOBEL INTENT - Thorium put to use, kills a few more versions of supersymmetry Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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