Archive of articles published on the 17th of August 2011

Nature reaches for the high-hanging fruit
Seeing eye to eye is key to copying, say scientists
Reducing drug funding to Medicare patients will lead many to stop taking their medications
A faster, cheaper way to diagnose TB
Friendship, timing key differences between US, Eastern European love
Researchers find way to align gold nanorods on a large scale
New risk score spots patients at high risk of serious blood clots
Life on the wind: Study reveals how microbes travel the Earth
New tool allows first responders to visualize post-event disaster environments
Quantum optical link sets new time records
Kinder, gentler cell capture method could aid medical research
Popular herbal supplements may adversely affect chemotherapy treatment
Researchers improving GPS accuracy in the 3rd dimension
Near-infrared imaging system shows promise as future pancreatic cancer diagnostic tool
The burly bird catches the girl
Making a bee-line for the best rewards
Lions in Greece, the reforestation of the West and the use of satire in environmental conservation
Research team achieves first 2-color STED microscopy of living cells
Cellular laser microsurgery illuminates research in vertebrate biology
Stock markets can regulate themselves
Scientists discover the most primitive living eel
Study focuses on relationship between glaucoma and diabetes, hypertension
Consumers willing to pay more for sustainable apparel if business is transparent, MU study finds
Working together can help battle effects of fatigue
Researchers complete first major survey of amphibian fungus in Asia
Man in the moon looking younger
Variation in bowel reoperation rates prompts call for better quality measures
The future of inks, paints and coatings takes shape
NRL flight-tests autonomous multi-target, multi-user tracking capability
Computational method predicts new uses for existing medicines
Change the environment, not the child
New method can speed development of organic semiconductors for flexible displays
Model shows polar ice caps can recover from warmer climate-induced melting
Study shows suburban schools have worked to 'hoard' advantages
Want to improve employee engagement? Make it part of the performance management process
Researchers push to import top anti-bullying program to US schools
Everyday clairvoyance: How your brain makes near-future predictions
Ambitious goals = satisfaction
Computers will be able to tell social traits from the face
Device no better than cheaper alternatives for preventing intraoperative awareness
Maternal fat has negative impact on embryo development
Most physicians will face malpractice claims, but risk of making payment is low
Human pathogen killing corals in the Florida Keys