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Can Your Home Trigger Asthma?
Scientists have found that
chemicals called endotoxins
can inflame airways and
trigger asthma. Endotoxins
are shed by bacteria in
household dust. Experts say
better home hygiene, washing
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HoneyBee Decline
Entomologists are studying
the reasons behind an
enormous bee die off
happening across the
country. They call it Colony
Collapse Disorder, and if
they cannot find a solution
the 80% of fruits and
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Robotic Bugs
Researchers have developed a
flexible, sensor-laden
artificial antenna to help a
robotic "bug" move and
navigate just like the
common cockroach. The bug
can curry along walls, turn
corners, avoid obstacles,
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De-Bugging Your Food
A physical chemist has
developed a new technique
for ridding harvested
produce of insect pests and
microorganisms without using
pesticides such as methyl
bromide. The technique,
called Metabolic Stress
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Sniffing Dog Provides Cost-Effective Contamination Detection
America's only dog that's trained to sniff mercury is able to detect as little as a half-gram, and is faster and cheaper than traditional lab analysis. Dogs' olfactory membranes are larger and 44 ... > more
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