* Cleansing nuclear fallout from the body:
A U.S. government scientist envisions purging the
body of fallout with a compound from crab shells.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061113_chitosan.htm


* Gay men likelier to gamble addictively, study
suggests:
A small study may fuel a charged debate over why
homosexuals, as growing evidence suggests, suffer
addictions unusually often.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/061109_gambling.htm


* Saturn moon found to resemble Earth at life’s birth:
Hazy skies on early Earth, similar to those on
Saturn’s moon Titan, could have provided the
ingredients for life, chemists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061106_titan.htm


* Mystery of sudden infant deaths may be solved:
researchers
"Sudden infant death syndrome" results from
abnormalities in the brain stem, a primitive brain
region, a study suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061108_sids.htm


* Testosterone levels dropping, research finds:
Scientists cited a "substantial," unexplained drop
in American men's testosterone levels in the past
two decades.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061104_testosterone.htm


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