Articles from Science News (June 20, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Apes get sweets, toolkits in hand: up to 5 modified sticks used by chimps to access honey.	Bower, Bruce		429
Beryllium-beryllium bond revealed: scientists clarify confusion over puzzling atomic partnership.	Ehrenberg, Rachel		504
Better singers could have evolved on harsh side of the climate tracks: bird survey links variable environment and elaborate songs.	Milius, Susan		423
Body & brain.		Brief article	42
Bookshelf.		Brief article	176
Bricks, mortar and magnetism.	Perkins, Sid	Brief article	189
Cells can count to at least 3 with engineered DNA: two systems could someday monitor toxins, cell divisions.	Sanders, Laura		1242
Correction.		Correction notice	38
Deadly mushroom toxin identified: synthetic muscle-destroying compound also found in nature.	Ehrenberg, Rachel	Brief article	212
Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Shows Promise in the Most Difficult Cases.	Seppa, Nathan	Book review	276
Drugs that don't mix.	Yount, Tom	Letter to the editor	153
Europium shows its superpowers: rare earth is 53rd element to conduct with no resistance.	Sanders, Laura	Brief article	219
Figurine raises dating issues: scientist claims ivory carving is oldest known figurative art.	Bower, Bruce	Brief article	229
First words.	deLaubenfels, P.M.	Letter to the editor	272
Fruit flies can't fall or stay asleep: strain bred to help track genetic factors leading to insomnia.	Saey, Tina Hesman		468
Genetic analysis of swine flu virus finds new mixture of diverse parts: H1N1 may be amenable to future vaccine development.	Saey, Tina Hesman		616
Hubble first?	Baum, Bobby	Letter to the editor	167
Learning about process aids science appreciation.	Siegfried, Tom	Editorial	364
Near-perfect primate fossil.	Sanders, Laura	Brief article	117
No brainer behavior: messages, memory, maybe even intelligence--botanists wrangle over how far plants can go.	Milius, Susan		2306
Phytoliths as climate clues.	Perkins, Sid	Brief article	199
Primates carry and pass along a foreign gene: marmosets produce glowing protein in all tested tissues.	Saey, Tina Hesman	Brief article	239
Professional science degree may be 21st century MBA.	Tobias, Sheila		765
Science future.		Calendar	75
Science past: from the issue of June 20, 1959.		Brief article	156
Scientific observations.		Brief article	104
Technology.		Brief article	30
The (-est).		Brief article	93
The Bomb: A New History.	Quill, Elizabeth	Book review	242
The iron record of earth's oxygen: scientist are decoding the geological secrets of banded iron formations.	Perkins, Sid		2966
Think like a scientist: a class of curious sixth-graders arguing over moist, mucky jars may represent the future of science education.	Bower, Bruce		2361
Tobacco for adults, cocoa for kids.	Gager, Forrest L., Jr.	Letter to the editor	198
Tracing the inner world of suspicion: personality, behavioral traits linked to belief in conspiracies.	Bower, Bruce		460
Unprecedented organic meteorite: study finds high levels of a possible precursor to early life.	Perkins, Sid		369