Zodiac

* Thunderstorms produce antimatter, scientists 
find:
Scientists using a NASA instrument have detected
beams of a rare, mirror-image form of matter above
storms on Earth.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110110_antimatter


* Test could screen for hundreds of childhood
diseases:
New research might lead to the first large-scale
program to reveal whether children not yet conceived
are at risk for disease.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110112_genetic


* Climate change to go on for at least "1,000 
years":
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will
cause unstoppable changes for years to come, a study
suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110109_climate


* Misfolded molecules gain prominence as 
culprit in aging:
Roundworms in a study were made to live longer 
by stimulating a protein-folding program in their
cells, scientists report.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110106_mitochondria


* "Oldest" modern human remains identified in 
Israeli cave:
The finding undermines a traditional view that our
species emerged from Africa, some researchers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101230_sapiens


ADDITIONAL NEWS

* Exercise may not outweigh health effects of 
"couch potato" recreation:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110112_couch

* Household sewage called a vast new energy 
resource:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110106_waste

* Bird used club-like wings as weapon, 
researchers claim:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110104_xenicibis.htm

* Hair color of unknown offenders no longer a 
secret, scientists say:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110103_hair

* Fatigued surgeons should alert patients, 
experts propose:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101229_sleep

* Neanderthals had Siberian kin, study finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101223_hominins

* Sham pills may help us -- even without the 
sham:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101222_placebo

* New gene "encyclopedias" delve deeper 
into life's mechanics:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101222_genome





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