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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mountain Marmots Made Bigger by Climate Change, Says New Study

Mountain Marmots Made Bigger by Climate Change, Says New Study
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:45:00 -0500

Longer summers are causing large mountain rodents called marmots to grow larger and get better at surviving, according to a 33-year study published today in Nature.

Full story at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_22-7-2010-9-53-22

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Imperial College London

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Penn Collaboration Leads to Simpler Method for Building Varieties of Nanocrystal Superlattices

Penn Collaboration Leads to Simpler Method for Building Varieties of Nanocrystal Superlattices
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:45:00 -0500

A University of Pennsylvania collaboration has created a simple and inexpensive method to rapidly grow centimeter-scale membranes of binary nanocrystal superlattices, or BNSLs, by crystallizing a mixture of nanocrystals on a liquid surface.

Full story at http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/university-pennsylvania-collaboration-leads-simpler-method-building-varieties-nanocrystal-super

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University of Pennsylvania

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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Humble Protein, Nanoparticles Tag-team to Kill Cancer Cells

Humble Protein, Nanoparticles Tag-team to Kill Cancer Cells
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:43:00 -0500

A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able--when paired with nanoparticles--to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles with chemotherapy drugs.

Full story at http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3790/1/

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Message: 4
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:49:11 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Customizing Science Instruction With Digital Libraries

Customizing Science Instruction With Digital Libraries

Animations, images and interactive media help engage Denver students in earth science
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117294&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1

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