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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Humans

    Pre-chewed baby food common in HIV-positive households, study suggests

    Here’s a particularly disturbing stat: 31 percent of babies in households where the mom is HIV-positive get at least some pre-chewed food. In most cases the surveyed caregivers who reported doing that pre-chewing were the infected moms.

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  2. Humans

    Humans

    A proud face is more attractive than a happy one, plus abstract art and goal-oriented babies in this week’s news.

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  3. Tech

    U.S. network detects Fukushima plume

    Traces of radioactivity attributable to the earthquake-damaged Fukushima reactor complex in Japan have reached the West Coast of the United States.

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  4. Tech

    Chernobyl’s lessons for Japan

    Radioactive iodine released by the Chernobyl nuclear accident has left a legacy of thyroid cancers among downwinders — one that shows no sign of diminishing. The new data also point to what could be in store if conditions at Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power complex continue to sour.

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  5. Archaeology

    Pueblo traded for chocolate big-time

    New evidence of ancient Pueblo cacao drinking feeds a theory of long-distance trade.

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  6. Tech

    Radiation: Japan’s third crisis

    As if the magnitude-9 earthquake on March 11 and killer tsunami weren’t enough, a new round of aftershocks — psychological ones over fear of radiation — are rocking Japan and its neighbors.

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  7. Humans

    Record ozone thinning looms in Arctic

    Depletion could expose the northern midlatitudes to higher-than-normal ultraviolet radiation in coming weeks.

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  8. Humans

    New stars of science honored in D.C.

    The 2011 Intel Science Talent Search awards prizes to 10 young researchers.

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  9. Humans

    Intel Science Talent Search finalists reflect on their week in D.C.

    Intel Science Talent Search finalists visit President Obama and members of Congress in prelude to announcement of top prize winners.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Blood tests could forewarn of emphysema

    Certain microparticles or proteins suggest nascent disease, even in smokers who appear healthy, two studies show.

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  11. Humans

    Jumping on the bandwagon brings rewards

    A study of day traders finds that being in the crowd can lead to better performance.

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  12. Humans

    Japan struggles to control earthquake-damaged nuke plant

    With the failure of multiple backup systems, desperate measures are employed to keep at least three reactors from melting down.

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