
Stem cell gene therapy; the origins of religion; an unusually fast-evolving supernova; your Letters to Science; and more.

Pandemic H1N1 and the 2009 Hajj pilgrimage; the contribution of inherited wealth to economic inequality; the experiences of four Nobel laureates as women in the sciences; and more.

Science Magazine Podcast Robert Frederick here -- latest podcast is up! This week: what's killing amphibians around the world, and how; a major error in accounting for carbon emissions when it comes to bioenergy; profiliing two enormous telescope projects and the scientists behind them; and a wrap-up of some the latest stories from ScienceNOW. Happy Listening!
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Fixing a climate accounting error from the Kyoto protocols; understanding the fungal infection behind the decline in frogs; competing projects for large, ground-based telescopes; and more.

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Robert Frederick here -- in Austin at now the U.S. Council for the Advancement of Science Writing meeting -- this morning, we heard from, among others, Steven Weinberg about what the LHC may tell us, Sam Gosling on stuff -- what it reveals about you, and now, I'm listening to Andrea Gore talking about the brain in repr...oduction and aging. If you're here, please say 'hello!' (Heading back to D.C. this afternoon.)Read More

Science Magazine Podcast Robert Frederick here -- writing from Austin, Texas, where the U.S. National Association of Science Writers meeting is happening with sessions starting tomorrow. If you're here, please say 'hello!'

The galactic imprint on the Sun's heliosphere; Saudi Arabia's new graduate university; the taste of carbonation; plus new insights on how proteins are made.

The organized way your DNA gets folded up in your cells’ nuclei; electrical currents flowing forever even in non-superconducting metals; personalized treatments for cancer; and more.

Science Magazine Podcast Robert Frederick here -- Ardipithecus ramidus is unveiled! Please read the ScienceNOW article and check out the video we did!
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Researchers have unveiled the oldest known skeleton of a putative human ancestor... (here's a drawing of what it may have looked like when living).

The most detailed snapshot of early hominid life; the origins of community structure; your Letters to Science magazine; and more.

Challenges for carbon capture and storage; the universality of human correspondence patterns; establishing the link between nutrition and violence; and more.

Public disapproval as an indicator for incidences of international terrorism; modeling insect-wing deformation and the engineering challenges of copying nature; developing non-surgical methods of sterilizing cats and dogs; and more.

Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more.

Science Magazine Podcast Robert Frederick here -- latest show is up! This week: influenza modelers suggest the best time to get a vaccine is now... but the vaccine won't be ready until mid-October; also, a classic tale of beach mouse adaptation, and a ScienceNOW wrap-up with David Grimm. Hope you enjoy the show!
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Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more.















