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Regulation could save genome scanning, not kill it
The personal genomics industry has been bruised by the US Congress, but embracing sensible regulation could shift it to the heart of clinical medicine<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c613b10/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Regulation+could+save+genome+scanning%2C+not+kill+it&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.900-regulation-could-save-genome-scanning-not-kill-it.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Regulation+could+save+genome+scanning%2C+not+kill+it&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.900-regulation-could-save-genome-scanning-not-kill-it.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788615562/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207698704/kg/43-63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788615562/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207698704/kg/43-63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

E. coli engineered to make convenient 'drop-in' biofuel
Genetically modified bacteria that munch on sugar to produce refinable oil could bring down the cost of switching to cleaner liquid fuels<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c602a6f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=E.+coli+engineered+to+make+convenient+%27drop-in%27+biofuel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19238-e-coli-engineered-to-make-convenient-dropin-biofuel.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=E.+coli+engineered+to+make+convenient+%27drop-in%27+biofuel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19238-e-coli-engineered-to-make-convenient-dropin-biofuel.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788040140/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207628911/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788040140/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207628911/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Today on New Scientist: 29 July 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: doubts over shaken baby syndrome, a new take on Alzheimer's and the decline of Phytoplankton<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c600bd4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+29+July+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-29-july.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+29+July+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-29-july.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788905106/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207621076/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788905106/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207621076/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Galapagos off the Danger List – but why?
The World Heritage Committee has taken the Galapagos off its Danger List, says Michael Marshall. In other news, mice have nothing to fear from cats<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c600262/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Galapagos+off+the+Danger+List+%26%238211%3B+but+why%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fgalapagos-off-the-danger-list.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Galapagos+off+the+Danger+List+%26%238211%3B+but+why%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fgalapagos-off-the-danger-list.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788903979/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207618658/kg/65/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788903979/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207618658/kg/65/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Satellite quantum communication circles closer
A trick used in 3D-movie theatres could enable totally secure quantum communication with satellites<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5eca79/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Satellite+quantum+communication+circles+closer&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19234-satellite-quantum-communication-circles-closer.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Satellite+quantum+communication+circles+closer&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19234-satellite-quantum-communication-circles-closer.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788591862/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207538809/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788591862/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207538809/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Phytoplankton in decline: bye bye food chain?
Tiny marine plants that help support life in the oceans are declining in numbers – and that's worth worrying about, says Michael Marshall<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5e99be/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Phytoplankton+in+decline%3A+bye+bye+food+chain%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fphytoplankton-in-decline-bye-b.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Phytoplankton+in+decline%3A+bye+bye+food+chain%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fphytoplankton-in-decline-bye-b.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788886465/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207526334/kg/45/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788886465/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207526334/kg/45/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Inside TRAK: a new robot shows us how we think
A new robot called TRAK has been programmed to map its surroundings – but it could also tell us more about the human brain<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5e7f14/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Inside+TRAK%3A+a+new+robot+shows+us+how+we+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F07%2Fyou-lookin-at-me.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Inside+TRAK%3A+a+new+robot+shows+us+how+we+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F07%2Fyou-lookin-at-me.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788586691/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207519508/kg/63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788586691/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207519508/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Spinning black holes could expose exotic particles
If a potential dark matter particle – the axion – exists, it could reveal itself in explosions around black holes<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5de9ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Spinning+black+holes+could+expose+exotic+particles&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727714.000-spinning-black-holes-could-expose-exotic-particles.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Spinning+black+holes+could+expose+exotic+particles&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727714.000-spinning-black-holes-could-expose-exotic-particles.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788877692/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207481274/kg/63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788877692/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207481274/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Doctor gagged for doubting shaken baby syndrome
A pathologist in the UK who argues that symptoms of "shaken baby syndrome" can have an innocent cause has been prevented from testifying in court<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5d858b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Doctor+gagged+for+doubting+shaken+baby+syndrome&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.600-doctor-gagged-for-doubting-shaken-baby-syndrome.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Doctor+gagged+for+doubting+shaken+baby+syndrome&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.600-doctor-gagged-for-doubting-shaken-baby-syndrome.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788872420/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207455627/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788872420/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207455627/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Alzheimer's unlocked: New keys to a cure
Attempts to treat the world's most common form of dementia may have been attacking its symptoms, not its root cause<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5cebbe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Alzheimer%27s+unlocked%3A+New+keys+to+a+cure&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727701.400-alzheimers-unlocked-new-keys-to-a-cure.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Alzheimer%27s+unlocked%3A+New+keys+to+a+cure&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727701.400-alzheimers-unlocked-new-keys-to-a-cure.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788865468/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207416254/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788865468/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207416254/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Aurora mission makes detour to moon
Two satellites that were doomed to die if they remained in orbit around Earth are heading to the moon for a life extension<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5a2382/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Aurora+mission+makes+detour+to+moon&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Faurora-mission-makes-detour-to.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Aurora+mission+makes+detour+to+moon&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Faurora-mission-makes-detour-to.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788830268/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207233922/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788830268/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207233922/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Did planet hunter leak data about other Earths?
An online talk by a member of NASA's Kepler mission fuels speculation that the telescope has found Earth-like planets<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c591057/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Did+planet+hunter+leak+data+about+other+Earths%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2F100-million-habitable-planets.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Did+planet+hunter+leak+data+about+other+Earths%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2F100-million-habitable-planets.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788822333/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207163479/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788822333/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207163479/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Fall of Berlin Wall was a hot moment for conservation
As East and West Germany became one, a government ecologist got huge areas of land protected – such "hot moments" are key for maximising conservation<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c576edb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Fall+of+Berlin+Wall+was+a+hot+moment+for+conservation&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19233-fall-of-berlin-wall-was-a-hot-moment-for-conservation.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Fall+of+Berlin+Wall+was+a+hot+moment+for+conservation&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19233-fall-of-berlin-wall-was-a-hot-moment-for-conservation.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788002614/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207056603/kg/42/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788002614/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207056603/kg/42/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Climategate scientist breaks his silence
With inquiries into the affair now complete, <b>Phil Jones</b> reflects on his bruising experiences at the centre of the storm<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c57b2cb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Climategate+scientist+breaks+his+silence&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.700-climategate-scientist-breaks-his-silence.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Climategate+scientist+breaks+his+silence&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.700-climategate-scientist-breaks-his-silence.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807091/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073995/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807091/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073995/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Morph-osaurs: How shape-shifting dinosaurs deceived us
Some dinosaurs' skulls changed so much as they matured that we've mistaken young and old for completely different species<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c57b2c7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Morph-osaurs%3A+How+shape-shifting+dinosaurs+deceived+us&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.500-morphosaurs-how-shapeshifting-dinosaurs-deceived-us.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Morph-osaurs%3A+How+shape-shifting+dinosaurs+deceived+us&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727713.500-morphosaurs-how-shapeshifting-dinosaurs-deceived-us.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807090/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073991/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807090/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073991/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Today on New Scientist: 28 July 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: force fields to protect astronauts, lizards that squirt tears of blood and a crowd sourced tattoo<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c57b2c5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+28+July+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-28-july.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+28+July+2010&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-28-july.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807088/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073989/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788807088/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207073989/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Did emotions evolve to push others into cooperation?
The emotions you feel have evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating with you, says a controversial new theory<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c570aba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Did+emotions+evolve+to+push+others+into+cooperation%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19232-did-emotions-evolve-to-push-others-into-cooperation.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Did+emotions+evolve+to+push+others+into+cooperation%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19232-did-emotions-evolve-to-push-others-into-cooperation.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788801248/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207030970/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788801248/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/207030970/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Genome Nobelist: The hard numbers of population growth
<b>John Sulston</b> is leading a study into the future and sustainability of global human population<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c55e955/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Genome+Nobelist%3A+The+hard+numbers+of+population+growth&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727705.000-genome-nobelist-the-hard-numbers-of-population-growth.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Genome+Nobelist%3A+The+hard+numbers+of+population+growth&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727705.000-genome-nobelist-the-hard-numbers-of-population-growth.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788489876/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206956885/kg/20/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788489876/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206956885/kg/20/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Experiments in body art: Crowdsourcing a tattoo
A crowdsourced tattoo could have been a brave art experiment – but did contradictory priorities make this project wide of the mark, asks Kat Austen<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c55656a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Experiments+in+body+art%3A+Crowdsourcing+a+tattoo&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F07%2Fexperiments-in-body-art-crowd-sourcing-a-tattoo.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Experiments+in+body+art%3A+Crowdsourcing+a+tattoo&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F07%2Fexperiments-in-body-art-crowd-sourcing-a-tattoo.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788777741/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206923114/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788777741/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206923114/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Apple, trackpads, and the long death of the mouse
The death of the computer mouse must rank as one of the slowest in history. Could Apple's latest offering provide the killer blow?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c554712/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Apple%2C+trackpads%2C+and+the+long+death+of+the+mouse&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fapple-trackpads-and-the-long-d.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Apple%2C+trackpads%2C+and+the+long+death+of+the+mouse&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fapple-trackpads-and-the-long-d.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788776376/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206915346/kg/68/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788776376/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206915346/kg/68/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Zoologger: Horror lizard squirts tears of blood
If ever there was an animal that said "Don't even think about eating me," it would be the blood-spraying Texas horned lizard<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c55148c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Zoologger%3A+Horror+lizard+squirts+tears+of+blood&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19231-zoologger-horror-lizard-squirts-tears-of-blood.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Zoologger%3A+Horror+lizard+squirts+tears+of+blood&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19231-zoologger-horror-lizard-squirts-tears-of-blood.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788479269/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206902412/kg/63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788479269/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206902412/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Another Gulf oil leak hits Louisiana waters
Another oil leak hit Louisiana's coastal waters yesterday when a barge hit a shallow well – are such accidents surprisingly common, asks Sujata Gupta<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c54a285/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Another+Gulf+oil+leak+hits+Louisiana+waters&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fan-oily-drink.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Another+Gulf+oil+leak+hits+Louisiana+waters&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F07%2Fan-oily-drink.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788766810/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206873221/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788766810/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206873221/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Shields up! Force fields could protect Mars missions
Interplanetary adventurers must contend with deadly solar radiation – but the moon's magnetic memories may hold the key to safe space flight<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c54228e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Shields+up%21+Force+fields+could+protect+Mars+missions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727701.300-shields-up-force-fields-could-protect-mars-missions.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Shields+up%21+Force+fields+could+protect+Mars+missions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727701.300-shields-up-force-fields-could-protect-mars-missions.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788466690/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206840462/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788466690/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206840462/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

US food waste worth more than offshore drilling
A study of the energetic value of food wasted in the US each year shows the scale of the problem<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c5fbde4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=US+food+waste+worth+more+than+offshore+drilling&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727712.700-us-food-waste-worth-more-than-offshore-drilling.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=US+food+waste+worth+more+than+offshore+drilling&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727712.700-us-food-waste-worth-more-than-offshore-drilling.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>

Time to go atomic on space station
The most accurate clock ever sent to space will soon be hosted by the International Space Station – it could help to reveal changes in nature's fundamental constants<img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/c4fadb0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Time+to+go+atomic+on+space+station&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727710.301-time-to-go-atomic-on-space-station.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Time+to+go+atomic+on+space+station&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727710.301-time-to-go-atomic-on-space-station.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788419448/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206548400/kg/45-63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/77788419448/u/0/f/10897/c/749/s/206548400/kg/45-63/a2.img" border="0"/></a>