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Smoking Mothers Can Make Daughters Infertile

July 19, 2002
If you smoke while pregnant, your daughters may not grow upto be able to have children of their own. Researchersbelieve this is because smoke from tobacco damages theirdeveloping fallopian tubes, where fertilization of the eggtakes place. Researchers did a study... continued

Stricter GM Food Labeling in Europe, But None Here

July 19, 2002
The European Parliament has voted to introduce stricterlabeling on foods containing genetically modifiedingredients. Right now, only food with more than 1% of GMingredients has to be labeled. This means that GMingredients which do not necessarily show up in testing,such as... continued

Computer Terror

July 19, 2002
U.S. intelligence officers believe images on the pro-Islamicwebsite Azzam contain secret messages. This has inspired somecomputer users to check images on the site carefully forsigns that they have been altered using free programsavailable online. However, Peter Honeyman, a computer expert... continued

Welsh are the True Brits

July 18, 2002
Gene scientists have found proof that the Welsh are the "real" English, despite the fact that the English have always been prejudiced towards them. The people who think of themselves as English are actually descended from Anglo-Saxons who invaded Britain... continued

Dangerous Deer

July 18, 2002
Hunters are out in the woods in southwestern Wisconsin, trying to kill every single deer in order to halt the outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease, which is related to Mad Cow Disease. The Department of Natural Resources has asked hunters... continued

Man Eating Fish

July 18, 2002
Hundreds of meat eating fish that are usually only found in China are living in a pond in Maryland, where a pet owner dumped them. There?s concern these will continue to multiply until they wipe out the native species of... continued

Secret Underground Computer Network

July 18, 2002
During the Cold War, authors would sometimes discover that their books were being published underground and distributed clandestinely to interested readers in the Soviet Union. No one in the West ever saw these books, or got any royalties from them,... continued

Sniffer Bees

July 17, 2002
Why is that fruit in the grocery store looks wonderful buttastes so dull and flavorless? Are you tired of buying amelon, waiting until it seems ripe, then cutting it openonly to find it's tasteless? It's hard to select good fruit,since... continued

Woman Get Hungry Differently From Men

July 17, 2002
Women have higher rates of obesity and eating disorders thanmen do, and now scientists think they know why. New studiesof brain scans show that different parts of men's andwomen's brains react to hunger, as well as to feeling full. Angelo... continued

HIV and Cancer Cures Exist in Our Bodies

July 17, 2002
Scientists have discovered a gene that provides a naturaldefense against the virus responsible for Aids. The gene,CEM15, stops HIV if it's slightly modified. Normally, HIVovercomes CEM15 by producing a protein called Vif thatsuppresses its activity. If the HIV virus can... continued