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* "Forests" detectable even in distant solar 
systems, scientists suggest:
Once humans start imaging Earth-like planets in
other solar systems, tree-like life forms might also
be detectable, a study proposes.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/101204_trees.htm


* Scientists work to make livestock happier -- 
even if it must die:
Making sure farm animals feel good is increasingly
becoming a research priority, not entirely for
altruistic reasons.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101208_animals.htm


* Astronomers puzzled by galaxies that formed 
"too early":
Some of the biggest galaxies may have formed
billions of years earlier than current scientific
models predict, scientists report.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101125_galaxies


* Low dose aspirin cuts cancer risk, study finds:
But its authors cautioned that not everyone should
take aspirin, as it can boost the risk of serious
bleeding.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101207_aspirin


* Microbes made partly of "toxic" chemical 
found:
A discovery highlights the possibility that even
planets with seemingly wrong ingredients could
host life, scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101202_arsenic


ADDITIONAL NEWS:

* Religion gives happiness because of the social 
ties, study claims:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101206_religion

* Finding "triples" number of stars in universe:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101202_reddwarf.htm

* AIDS falling off media radar, but environment 
rising: study:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101130_aids

* Could being too clean lead to allergies?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101129_antibacterial

* Dinos out of way, mammals ballooned to record 
sizes:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101126_mammals

* Are the poor better at reading emotions?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101123_emotions

* Test could estimate age of crime suspects from 
bloodstains:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101122_age

* Molecule said to underlie benefits of light drinking:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101121_notch



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