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E-Blast Friday 12.06.13 Breaking Story Astronomers discover planet that shouldn't be there Today's Video NSF Science Now: Episode 18 Picture of the Day Dark Energy Camera New Today on Science360 Radio Featuring past NSF-funded scientist Judith Iriarte-Gross at Middle Tennessee State University. Latest News Staple of recipe favorites -- the tomato -- reveals processes that maintain biodiversity No hothouse plants: Study examines supermarket tomatoes' wild relatives, which live in Earth's most extreme environments. How mosquitos are drawn to human skin and breath Scientists report that receptors in the mosquito's maxillary palp that detect carbon dioxide are ones that detect skin odors as well, thus explaining why mosquitoes are attracted to skin odor even in the absence of CO2. Proteins' passing phases revealed A unique combination of computational techniques and experimental data has helped theorists predict intermediate configurations of proteins that, until now, have been hard to detect. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: Scientists color silk by feeding silkworms fabric dyes POPULAR MECHANICS: The next generation of exoskeleton will be mind-controlled NATURE: Birds might bluff about intent to attack PLOS: A community of one: social cognition and auditory verbal hallucinations SCIENCE: New solar cell material acts as a laser as well What the Blogs Are Saying Today A DAY IN THE LIFE IN PHYICS AT OSU - Across the world for ~80 days NOBEL INTENT - The metals in your smartphone may be irreplaceable D-BRIEF - Dyslexia decoded in the brain THE ABSTRACT - How changing the way we study gold could boost communication tech LAELAPS - 'Pearl,' the mystery dinosaur Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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