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E-Blast Thursday 12.05.13 Breaking Story Industrial age helps some coastal regions capture carbon dioxide Today's Video Ph. Detours: Zombie coral reefs Picture of the Day Abl gene New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-funded scientist Mark Loewen's discovery about the Lythronax fossil, published in PLOS One Latest News Scientists produce first global snapshot of key coral reef fishes A team of scientists has produced a landmark report on the impact of fishing on a group of fish known to protect the health of coral reefs. Quantitative approaches provide new perspective on development of antibiotic resistance Using quantitative models of bacterial growth, biophysicists have discovered the bizarre way by which antibiotic resistance allows bacteria to multiply in the presence of antibiotics. Finding hidden circles may improve social network privacy settings Researchers have designed a software program to better predict how users might assign privacy levels to new content to different groups of people in their networks. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE: Oldest human DNA contains clues to mysterious species SCIENCE NEWS : How the ghost shark lost its stomach PHYSICS : Particle masses don't budge SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Could atomically thin tin transform electronics? NEW SCIENTIST: Bubble-blowing humpback whales grouped by genetics What the Blogs Are Saying Today EARTHSKY - Why aren't the earliest sunsets on the shortest day? THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Self-replicating USBs spread software faster than an internet connection QUEST - Human health in a changing climate COOL GREEN SCIENCE - Re-branding nature: from dismal swamp to constructed wetland WIRED SCIENCE - Volcano Alert: A system to warn us about the next major Iceland eruption Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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