Topic: MRSA

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Early Childhood Obesity Is Way Down Among the Poorest Kids

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Discovered: children from poor families are getting less obese; a supervirus may lead the UK to cry over its milk; chicken farmers swap oregano for antibiotics; ultramassive black holes are unfathomably huge.

By David Wagner

Nov 14, 2012

Today in Research

Great Whites Didn't Descend from 'Megasharks'; Oxytocin Makes Men More Monogamous

Discovered: Shark evolution unpacked; hormone puts a leash on cheating men; rogue planet discovered; MRSA outbreak reigned in.

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By David Wagner

Oct 19, 2012

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A Superbug Hops from Hospitals to Rabbits; Beam Me Up, Science

Discovered: A drug-resistant bug's life; a tiny tractor beam; the genetic mutations underlying brain cancer; how kids get hit by cars. 

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By David Wagner

Oct 18, 2012

Sequencing the Beer Genome; Eating Disorder-Prone Kids Have Higher IQs

Discovered: Mapping the genetics of barley; intelligence linked with anorexia and bulimia; UV light could prevent nasty hospital infections; dolphins sleep with one eye open. 

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By David Wagner

Jul 11, 2012

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Another Moon for Pluto; Cows Freak Out About Global Warming

Discovered: The Hubble telescope finds a fifth moon circling lowly non-planet Pluto; global warming takes a toll on cows; watching nanoparticles break up blood clots is fun; scorpion venom is actually good for you (sometimes). 

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