* Underworld microbes raise hopes for alien life:
Bacteria found deep in a gold mine rely on energy
from radioactive uranium to live, scientists say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061019_bacteria.htm
* Pot against Alzheimer's?:
Research suggests the widely maligned drug may
protect against a devastating brain illness.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061018_marijuana.htm
* Paper challenges bedrock law of nature:
The conservation of energy law states, in essence,
that there's no free lunch. But is there?
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060929_energycons.htm
* Facial expressions may be inherited: study
The blind make similar facial expressions as their
relatives, researchers have found.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061016_expressions.htm
* Yes, we have no blue bananas:
Color perception depends partly on expectations, a
study suggests.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061015_banana.htm
* The science of dough:
The squishy bread ingredient has become an object of
engineering studies.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061014_dough.htm
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