03/28/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Melting and Freezing
Nanocrystals can have very low melting points; not if embedded in glass
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03/21/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Finding The Way Home
Homing pigeons (and other birds?) use magnetite crystals in their beaks to find their way home
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03/14/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Planning Ahead
Squirrels and trees fight it out; jays anticipate lean accomodations
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03/07/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Major Swallowing and Spitting
Huge black holes "spit" jets and bubbles affecting galaxy clusters
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02/28/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Goodbye to Marco
Beach walk finale; chimps spear bushbabies; missing water in planets'' atmospheres
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02/21/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Wandering Tires and Robins
Tires do not make good reefs; robins poop pepper tree seeds in Florida
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02/14/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Black, White and Red
Laser-generated blackness in metals and unusual whiteness in a beetle
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02/07/2007
Dr. Bortrum
A Relative Sequenced
Sea urchin genome decoded; we share a lot of genes with the urchin
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01/31/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Brief Bits on Births
Unusual births of Komodo dragons and a baby rhino
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01/24/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Good Fat, Bad Fat
The fat in your body doesn't just sit there - it may be an organ!
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01/17/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Newsworthy Isotopes
Four atoms of hassium-270 are magic; polonium-210''s lethal alpha particles
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01/10/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Stem Cells and Stardust
Amniotic stem cells look promising; comet's composition shows mixing on a humongous scale
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01/03/2007
Dr. Bortrum
Births and Improving Life After Birth
Some unusual births, the demise of trans fats and the growth of artificial bladders
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12/20/2006
Dr. Bortrum
On Vacation
Bortrum takes two weeks off.
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12/13/2006
Dr. Bortrum
Goodbyes
Holiday season tempered by the deaths of Bell Labs colleagues
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