This Week in Science

HIV/AIDS

Newsweek ran a series of articles about 25 years of the AIDS epidemic. Newsweek

CDC wants HIV testing to be a standard part of physicals. CNN


Technology

The NSA knows who you have been calling. WP, WP Unless you use Qwest. WP


Science

Scientific journal publishers are not happy about bill which would require free access to journal articles about US funded research. NYT


Climate Change

X-Prize for super fuel efficient car to be announced. CSM

"H-prize"” for hydrogen car trying to be established by Congress. LiveScience.com


Nature

Climate changes (not humans) killed off mammoths. CBC, Reuters, LiveScience.com, ScienceNOW, WP, USAT, NG

Dolphins recognize each other'’s names. Reuters, BBC, LiveScience.com, ScienceNOW, Nature, NG

Half-grizzly, half-polar bear shot in Canada. USAT

New genus of monkey discovered in Tanzania. BBC, CNN, LiveScience.com, CBC, Reuters, Guardian


Science

Researchers find that lesbian's brains response to sex hormones is similar to men. CNN, WP, LiveScience.com, NG


Health

US has high newborn death rate for an industrialized country. WP But still not as bad as Africa. BBC, Reuters


Politics

Senate to consider bill that would allow insurance companies to ignore state mandated coverage requirements. WP

Democrats may filibuster Republican health insurance bill. WP

Senate health insurance bill may be close to defeat. WP, WP


Cancer

UK embryos may be screened for disease genes. WP, Guardian, ScienceNOW, Nature


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