the previous email. --The Editors.
* Shrinking helium reserves may threaten more
than kids' play:
The element that lifts balloons, spirits and voice
ranges also plays key roles in technology -- but it
may run out.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080205_helium.htm
* Did insects take down T. rex?:
A new book fingers a surprise suspect as contributor
to the dinosaurs' demise.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080204_dinosaurs.htm
* Search for ET beefed up -- with your help:
A search for radio signals from alien civilizations
is set to become 500 times more powerful,
investigators say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080202_seti.htm
* Anthrax may be ally in cancer war:
Most people wouldn't consider anthrax helpful. But
its toxin may someday be a cancer therapy,
scientists claim.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/071229_anthrax.htm
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