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* Gospel of Matthew linked to trail of bizarre 
self-mutilations:
A set of verses from a book in the Bible has created
consternation among some medical professionals.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/120612_gospel


* First cosmic objects burned brightly, 
astronomers say:
A faint, lumpy glow from the first objects may have
been detected with the best precision yet.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120607_firstobjects


* Rats reported cured of spine injury paralysis:
Using a chemical cocktail and a robotic aid,
scientists say they've helped paralyzed rats train
themselves to become "athletes."

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120601_spine


* Causes of mammoth extinction resonate in 
modern realities, scientists say:
The pressures that finished off the woolly mammoth
are similar to those that are killing animals today,
a study suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120612_mammoths


* Concept of "cool" has warmed, veered from 
its origins, study finds:
The popular concept of "cool" in some ways stands
for the near-opposite of what it used to mean, new
research concludes.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120608_cool


ADDITIONAL NEWS:

* Moral "taint" still seeps along blood lines:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/120611_taint

* "Ring of fire" to offer clues about Venus, our 
hellish twin planet:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120605_Venus

* Can whole economies be psychoanalyzed?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120606_creditcrisis

* Watching tiny living machines self-
assemble:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120611_proteins



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