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In the December 5 Issue:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty
- Botanical Whales: Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too
- Breaking the Speed Limit: Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance
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The BRCA1 protein regulates the effect of pro-growth progesterone, which could explain why having a mutated BRCA1 gene predisposes a woman to breast cancer. (p. 355)
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Little bluish butterflies high in the Sierra Nevada could be one of the few animal species to have arisen from crossbreeding of two other species. (p. 355)
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Astronomers have found 20 previously unknown star systems that lie within 33 light-years of Earth. (p. 356)
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Researchers have identified a class of compounds in red wine that might be responsible for much of the beverage's cardiovascular benefit. (p. 356)
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Researchers are investigating the link between lead-contaminated water and chloramine, a chemical disinfectant that is increasingly used in municipal water supplies. (p. 357)
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Scientists have figured out the arrangement and functions of nearly all the parts of a mysterious astronomical computer that was recovered from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. (p. 357)
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A new analysis of Stone Age sites indicates that a division of labor first emerged in modern-human groups living in the African tropics around 40,000 years ago, providing our ancestors with a social advantage over Neandertals. (p. 358)
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Recent observations have blurred distinctions among stars, brown dwarfs, and planets. (p. 360)
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The genetic makeup of organisms ranging from fruit flies to birds appears to be changing in response to global warming. (p. 362)
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Nanotechnology companies and laboratories largely rely on the same safety practices that they use when working with conventional chemicals, an international survey reports. (p. 365)
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Scientists have completed the first survey of virus DNA in oceans around the world. (p. 365)
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A common heart procedure called angioplasty doesn't save lives if it is performed more than a couple of days after a heart attack. (p. 365)
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Measurement of an electrical abnormality in the heart aids doctors in determining who is most at risk for cardiac arrest. (p. 365)
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Antidepressant drugs may be depressing wild-mussel populations. (p. 366)
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Florida's top aquatic predators are rapidly accumulating high concentrations of brominated flame retardants and other persistent toxic chemicals. (p. 366)
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Some of the perfluorinated compounds used to impart nonstick properties to fabrics and cookware can not only activate a receptor for sex hormones but also inappropriately feminize fish. (p. 366)
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Large numbers of trumpeter swans are succumbing to lead poisoning as a result of ingesting old shotgun pellets in areas where use of lead shot has been banned for more than a decade. (p. 366)
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(p. 367)
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