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- Sweet Confusion: Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?
- Closed Thinking: Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere
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- Better chow yields more milk: A more nutritious form of corn for dairy cows boosts farm profits, teen investigator finds
- Fuzzy future: Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest
- Building with moon rocks: Working on the moon with lunar soil and grit could prove easier, more efficient and less costly than using earthly materials
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Web edition: March 9, 2012
Print edition: March 24, 2012; Vol.181 #6 (p. 4)
LIFE
Plants use adhesion and bubbles to spread spores. See “Plants’ reproductive weaponry unfurled.”
Sharp scales (shown) help propel sharks. See “Shark’s skin adds forward boost.”
MOLECULES
The sugar in corn syrup may be a concern for diabetics. Read “Taste of fructose revs up metabolism.”
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Measurements of the W boson hint at the mass of its more famous cousin. See “Higgs running out of hiding places.”
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