Thursday, September 23, 2004

Science cracks killer bug's code. Scientists have decoded the complete sequence of all DNA in the bacterium responsible for potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 12:20:44 PM      Google It!.

Morphine Apparently in Your Head. Researchers find that humans produce their own morphine. If naysayers finally believe it, the discovery could boost pain and addiction research. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News] 8:46:20 AM      Google It!.

Why we want to believe psychics. Speaking with a long-departed love one may be the result of fear or suggestion rather than genuine spirit contact, research suggests. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 8:43:48 AM      Google It!.

Searching texts in the Google Print project. Google Print is Google's ambitious project to provide free online full-text Google searches of selected print and non-OA content. In yesterday's ResearchBuzz, Tara Calishain harnessed little-known Google syntax for running searches on Google Print books and journals. She even created a search box to run these searches for you (run one and study the syntax to see how to do it yourself) and bookmarklets to create Google Alerts based on the searches. [Open Access News] 8:22:57 AM      Google It!.