Archive of articles published on the 27th of February 2009

Plastic and reconstructive surgery ... in brief
Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Is HIV testing during labor feasible?
Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws?
Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell
Intelligent use of the Earth's heat
Newly discovered gene plays vital role in cancer
How yeast is helping us to understand Parkinson's Disease
Self-digestion as a means of survival
Genome sequencing of fungus with biotechnological applications
Bolivia: Colonialism understood as a sickness
Study suggests surface water contaminated with salmonella more common than thought
MIT: Using touch to help deaf people
MIT uses nano-origami to build tiny electronic devices
Cell microenvironments hold key to future stem cell therapies
What is good science?
Health campaigns that promote exercise may cause people to eat more
UT Southwestern teaching hospital halves its rate of premature births, researchers find
Purdue study projects weakened monsoon season in South Asia
Building strong bones: Running may provide more benefits than resistance training, MU study finds
Mayo studies squeaky hips, joint problems of superobese, shoulder relief for young and arthritic
Researchers piggyback to safer reprogrammed stem cells
Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery
Frog's immune system is key in fight against killer virus
Latest issue of Science: Nano-sonar uses electrons to measure under the surface
HIV adapts to 'escape' immune response
Video game Everquest 2 provides new way to study human behavior, says U of Minnesota researcher
Many faces of diabetes in American youth: The SEARCH for diabetes in youth study
NYU Langone Medical Center study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly
Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems
Understanding natural crop defenses
Novel pandemic flu vaccine effective against H5N1 in mice