This Week in Science

Science

Congress moves forward with bill to force federally funded research to be available online for free. WP

Polygraph testing is unreliable. WP

Face transplant woman has feeling in her face. WP


Environment

Polar bears, hippos added to international list of animals at risk of extinction. Reuters, CBC, LAT, BBC

The ozone layer may never fully recover, may be worsening over Tibet. CBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera


Health

Pop is out of school! WP, CNN, WP, NYT, CBC

Unplanned pregnancies up in the poor, down for the wealthy. WP, NYT

Doug Wallace is right: Everything really IS about mitochondria. Diabetes may link to Alzheimer’s via mitochondria. WP

FDA announces that marijuana has no medical benefits. (Potheads disagree.) LAT


Technology

iTunes downloads will stay at $0.99. FT


Evolution

Explanation offered for evolution of "proto-wings". WP


Bird Flu

Draft of Federal bird flu plan released. NYT, CNN


Climate Change

Government study eliminated yet another argument against climate change. WP, WP, LiveScience.com


Politics/Stem Cells

Senate Democrats want a vote on stem cell ban. (Senator Frist?) Reuters


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