November 17, 2011

#SciAmBlogs Wednesday - antiobiotics, borders, game-sourcing and more...

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- S.E. Gould - Bacteria with bodies – multicellular prokaryotes

- Krystal D'Costa - Hidden Find: Cannon’s Walk at the South Street SeaportandCollecting Signs of Life

- Tim De Chant - Redrawing the United States of America

- Scicurious - SfN Neuroblogging: Modeling ideas of numberandSfN Neuroblogging: Depression and Heart Attacks

- James Byrne - Antibiotics with a side of steak

- Charles Q. Choi - A Modest Proposal: Game-Sourcing Redux

- Kate Clancy - Do Women in Groups Bleed Together? On Menstrual Synchrony

- Kelly Oakes - CLASH of the Galaxy Clusters

- Darren Naish - The discovery and early interpretation of Spinosaurus

- Alex Wild - Smoke photographs better with backlighting

- Christie Wilcox - The Charismatic MisogynistandScience Bloggers Compete for $10,000

- Jason G. Goldman - What Can Dolphins Tell Us About The Evolution of Friendship?

- DNLee - Reaction Wednesday #1: Framing, (Social) Justice and Parity

- Janet D. Stemwedel - In which I form the suspicion that I am not Nature’s intended audience.

- Christine Gorman - How Valid Are Health Concerns for OWS Camps?

- Katherine Harmon - New Heart Disease Test Brings Higher Costs and More Procedures

- Sandra Upson - For “Super Agers,” Bodies Age As Brains Stay YoungandCan Extreme Resilience Be Taught?

- David Biello - U.S. Starts National CO2 Permits, Cap-and-Trade Works and Other Surprises

- Mark Fischetti - Can Cars Meet the New 54 mpg CAFÉ Standards? Yes They Can

- Larry Greenemeier - You’ll Never Watch TV Alone Again

- Gary Stix - Exceptional Memory Explained: How Some People Remember What They Had for Lunch 20 Years Ago

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