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• The Sound of Science
  When seeing isn't enough for believing
• The Future of Fusion
  After years as a purely experimental science, a decade-long international effort will make nuclear fusion a reality.
• Hardened to Life, Open to Suggestion
  Study finds that people who've gone through adversity don't always have the courage of their convictions.
• A Day at the Cloned-Mule Races
  Scientists in Idaho and Utah are taking their carbon copy equines to the track.
• Taking Aim at Scientific Journals
  New, pending legislation could require all government research to be freely available to the public that funded it.

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• Follow the Nitrogen
  USC scientists think the real signature of alien life may be nitrogen, not water.
• Lizards Provide Evidence for a Theory of Altruism
  Side-blotched lizards can recognize genetic brethren, support evolutionist Dawkins' "greenbeard" hypothesis.
• Gene Connects Cancer, Autism
  Mice with a mutation linked to cancer also have autistic spectrum disorder.
• Americans Far Less Healthy Than Brits
  Despite similar mortality rates, Americans are significantly more disease-prone than English counterparts.
• Our Nuclear Future?
  Seeking a solution to climate change, an increasing number of environmentalists are advocating nuclear power.
• Measuring Chernobyl's Human Toll
  Greenpeace accuses a WHO report of underestimating the extent of the nuclear disaster's effect.
• "We're Going to Need It All"
  Clinton Science Adviser, Neal Lane, says our energy needs will encompass all types of fuels.
• China, US Agree to Collaborate on Science
  Their diplomatic relationship may be rocky, but at least the research collaboration is still good.
• Disaster Averted
  Ohio State scientist discovers that Earth will never be affected by gamma ray bursts.
• The Secret's in the Third Eye
  The parietal eye of a lizard sheds light on the evolution of the human eye.
• Committed to Climate Change
  Climatologist Michael E. Mann says we're past the point of no return with regards to global warming.
• Heineken Prizes Unite American and European Science
  Three American scientists honored for outstanding achievement in their fields of research.
• Scientists Against Disease Mongering
  New conference addresses social implications of pharmaceutical companies marketing drugs for minor disorders.
• The Plants Can't Help Us
  UC Davis team says plants can't absorb all the carbon we produce.
• Scientists Behaving Badly
  Studies find that research fraud is the least of the science community's problems.