Biology & Life Sciences

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Technology Research News June 4, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Artificial beings evolve realistically Researchers from Michigan State University, Cal Tech, and the University of California at Los Angeles have found a way to use software to more closely mimic the way real organisms evolve, and have used the model to uncover a long-standing secret of natural selection.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Study shows DNA will fill tubes Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have shown by computer simulation that it is possible to insert DNA into a carbon nanotube.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	DNA part makes transistor Researchers from the University of Lecce in Italy and the University of Bologna in Italy have produced a transistor made from a derivative of one of the four bases that make up DNA.
Reason June 2003 Chris Mooney	Quacks and Flacks The pitfalls of seeking a scientific foundation for alternative medicine
Information Today June 2003 Dick Kaser	Picturing Life in New York Steven Clemants, vice president of science at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, shared the early results of his New York Metropolitan Flora project at a conference called Metadiversity III -- Global Access for Biodiversity Through Integrated Systems
CIO June 1, 2003 Bob Violino	Powerful DNA Portable computer vendors like to boast about their small and lightweight devices. But their best efforts are nothing compared with programmable molecular computing machines composed of an enzyme and DNA molecules.
Reactive Reports Issue 31 David Bradley	Nipping termites The oil derived from the catnip plant was found to repel and kill the termites. The findings might ultimately lead to a commercial product to use as a less toxic alternative to pesticides.
Reactive Reports Issue 31 David Bradley	A honey of a cure Strains of lethal antibiotic-resistant bacteria that infect wounds could succumb to a sweet treatment - honey. The finding could lead to a treatment for serious infection.
Science News May 24, 2003 Janet Raloff	How Olives Might Enhance Potatoes---and Strawberries Over the past few months, the German food technologists have been testing a mixture of olive-waste polyphenols against common crop-damaging fungi.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Simulated evolution gets complex Researchers from Michigan State University have used software to prove Charles Darwin's postulation that small, seemingly inconsequential changes over thousands of generations can result in the evolution of complex functions.
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