A single hairlike appendage may allow a cell to sense the outside world (p. 16)
Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences. (p. 20)
Siberian journey nets a mineralogical space oddity. (p. 24)
Newly discovered planet is just 4.4 light-years distant. (p. 5)
Late Stone Age interbreeding between Neandertals and people may have left a mark on Europeans? DNA. (p. 8)
Plumage found at ancient sites may indicate capability for abstract thought among humans? Stone Age cousins. (p. 8)
The mosquito-spread disease may be transmitted north of the Arctic Circle as climate shifts. (p. 9)
Ancient animal?s teeth were made of six different tissue types. (p. 9)
In the distant galaxy M87, new observations about structure?s rotational speed and jets show the potential of a budding telescope network. (p. 10)
Upcoming gravitational close encounter will test relativity theories in the extreme. (p. 11)
Scientists find that a component of snake venom blocks pain-sensing nerve signals. (p. 12)
Postmortem sampling suggests fetal cells can slip through the blood-brain barrier. (p. 12)
Serge Haroche and David Wineland win for investigating single particles of light and matter. (p. 13)
John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka share this year's prize. (p. 13)
G protein-coupled receptors relay messages from other cells and the environment into the cell's interior. (p. 13)
Molecular structure explains how ?arsenic life? bacteria instead survive by fishing out phosphate from their surroundings. (p. 14)
Japanese scientists? technical feat might provide new insights about protecting and extending human fertility. (p. 14)
Technique combines silicon, magnesium and silk for medical implants, transistors and digital cameras that can melt away. (p. 15)
Review by Tom Siegfried (p. 28)
Review by Eva Emerson (p. 28)
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Protecting the planet (p. 32)
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/issue/id/345917/title/Issue_for_the_week_of_November_3rd,_2012
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