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Atom counting helps kilogram watch its weight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 7:55)
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The kilogram sorely needs to be redefined in terms of fundamental constants, but what's the best way to do that?
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Workhorse of biology gets a virus - that's good news
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 7:00)
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A worm used to study many aspects of biology has caught a virus, promising fresh insights into virus-host interactions
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Today on New Scientist: 25 January 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: shapely seahorses, "sleeper agent" cancer drugs, and the hurt blocker
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Online games reveal players' personalities - to who?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 2:02)
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Marketers want to divine what makes you tick– and then tailor their online offerings accordingly
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When is a group of stars not a galaxy?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 1:22)
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Omega Centauri is facing an identity crisis, as an online poll is set up to decide how to distinguish between dwarf galaxies and star clusters
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How the seahorse gained its shapely body
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 1:00)
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The seahorse's peculiar body shape is not just for show: it may be an adaptation for hunting prey
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Cellphone network flaw is a gift to hackers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 0:43)
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The con works by forcing a smartphone to connect to a fake mobile base station– it's much easier than you might think
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Why space taxis might be safer than NASA's shuttle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-26 0:35)
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On the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, there are good reasons to think that the coming generations of commercial spacecraft will be safer
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Drug shortage delays US executions
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-25 23:39)
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Hospira, the sole US maker of the anaesthetic used in lethal injections, announced last week that it would cease production. What are the implications?
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The moving brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-25 23:00)
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Return to the Silence by Curious Directive provides a thought-provoking and moving look at neurological disorders, says David Cohen
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