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Invasive mite worsens honeybee viruses Parasite's move into Hawaiian islands lets obscure pathogen go big and bad Web edition : Friday, June 8th, 2012 A mite that parasitizes honeybees can turn formerly small-time, local virus strains into widespread, dominant hazards.

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For the next month, Liedtke and her research team will be using a fine net to catch

Psychologist suggests synthesthesia may underlie creature's apparent memory feats Web edition : Friday, June 15th, 2012 View the video In what seems like a blow for humanity, a very smart chimpanzee in Japan crushes any human challenger at a number memory game.

In the 30-year battle waged since the initiation of the "war on cancer," there have been substantial victories, with cures for childhood malignancies among the most important. Our ever-expanding understanding of cellular and molecular biology has provided substantial insights into the molecular underpinnings of the spectrum of diseases we call cancer.

Giant celestial disk hard to explain Star's oversized debris ring challenges theories of planet formation Web edition : Friday, June 15th, 2012 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - About 80 light-years away, an enormous, dusty ring swirls around a sunlike star, with a defined inner edge that is probably sculpted by a planet orbiting at 140 times Earth's distance from the sun.

now-fat, low-fat dressings for a saled. are they benefiting you or putting even more calories in your body.

Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native with highly toxic venom: rattlesnakes. In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack.

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