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Friday, January 17, 2003
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Scientist Offers New Hints to the Evolution of Flight: "The behavior of chukhar partridge chicks may offer a new window on the origin of flight in birds. By James Gorman." [Headlines From The NY Times]
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2400-year-old ship found in Black Sea: "Scientists say they have discovered the remains of a 2400-year-old ship at the bottom of the Black Sea - the oldest shipwreck ever found in the sea and a testament to its role as a vibrant crossroads of ancient commerce." [Google Technology News]
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First artificial organism: "It's only partially artificial, but a very crucial part has been engineered. The world's first truly artificial organism has been engineered by researchers in California. The bacterium makes an amino acid that no other organism uses to build proteins. Now, a team led by Peter Schultz of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has managed to coax E. coli bacteria to produce a 21st amino acid and use it to make a protein, ..." [Oliver Weinitschke Blog]
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