Science News.. Posted June 25, 2013: High-Octa

Science News..

Posted June 25, 2013:

• High-Octane Bacteria Could Ease Pain at the Pump: Engineered E. Coli Mass-Produce Key Precursor to Potent Biofuel


• Video Game Tech Used to Steer Cockroaches on Autopilot


• Past Brain Activation Revealed in Scans: Brain Activity Patterns Preserve Traces of Previous Cognitive Activity


• Problem-Solving Governs How We Process Sensory Stimuli


• Ten Thousandth Near-Earth Object Discovered in Space


• Breastfeeding Boosts Ability to Climb Social Ladder


• Hunger Affects Decision-Making and Perception of Risk


• Three Planets in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star: Gliese 667c Reexamined

Posted June 24, 2013:

• Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted by Turning Off Brain Trigger


• Resourceful Microbes Reign in World's Oceans


• Two Mutations Triggered an Evolutionary Leap 500 Million Years Ago


• Pareiasaur: Bumpy Beast Was a Desert Dweller


• Migrating Animals Add New Depth to How the Ocean 'Breathes'


• 'Singing' Rats Show Hope for Older Humans With Age-Related Voice Problems


• Reading DNA, Backward and Forward: Biologists Reveal How Cells Control the Direction in Which the Genome Is Read


• How Fish Swim: Researchers Examine Mechanical Bases for the Emergence of Undulatory Swimmers


• Excited, but Cold: Scientists Unveil the Secret of a Reaction for Prebiotic Synthesis of Organic Matter


• Biological Arithmetic: Plants Do Sums to Get Through the Night


• Mystery of the Gigantic Storm on Saturn


• Robo-Pets May Contribute to Quality of Life for Those With Dementia

Posted June 23, 2013:

• The Genome's 3-D Structure Shapes How Genes Are Expressed


• Sugar Solution Makes Tissues See-Through