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This month in Odyssey.(Science Scoops)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Microbes are tiny, but they can be as scary as the electron micrograph on our cover, showing many-times magnified white blood cells (green) engulfing bacteria (orange). Don't worry; these live, but weakened, bacteria are part of a vaccine for tuberculosis, so they will prime the vaccine ...

Got stomach flu? Hug your pet!(Science Scoops)(study finds that having pets are good for the health)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Stomach hurt? Feel nauseated? Got a fever? Well, according to a recent report in New Scientist magazine, if you have a cat or dog, you may be in luck. You see, Jane Heyworth, a viral specialist at the University of Western Australia in Crawley, and her colleagues have found that ...

Killing germs with a song.(Science Scoops)(use of antibacterial soap)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... It seems as if most soaps today, especially liquid soap, are labeled "antibacterial." This means that an active chemical ingredient, usually triclosan, is added to kill germs or bacteria (but not viruses, so antibacterial soap can't prevent a common cold). Soap is formed from an ...

Dengue alert!(Science Scoops)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Although dengue (also know as "dandy" or "break-bone fever") has been around since the 1700s, it is now becoming a major international public health concern. In 2006, more than 10,000 Cambodian children contracted the disease, and more than 100 died from it. Dengue is an acute ...

Pluto gets busted!(Science Scoops)(exclusion of PLuto as a planet)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007 ... Pluto is not a planet anymore. It's not even a minor planet. It's a dwarf. This, in a nutshell, was the long-awaited decision made last August when a working group of astronomers from 75 countries was challenged to come up with a definition of the word "planet." After a week of intense ...

"Xena" gets the ax!(Science Scoops)(dwarf planet Xena changes name to Eris)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Oh, no! First Pluto gets demoted, now Xena gets an ax in the back! What's going on? First of all, Xena is the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system. (Yes, it's even larger than Pluto.) Xena was discovered in 2003, when it was given the boring designation 2003 UB313. But ...

Bird flu: pandemic of fear?

Feb 01, 2007; ... When I go camping in the forest with my 9-year-old son, the park ranger tells us that there is a bear somewhere in the forest. That night, we sense the bear in every rustle of a leaf or crunch of a pine needle. We cower in our tent, and it isn't until the full light of morning that we ...

Flu fighter: an interview with disease detective Justin Ortiz.(People to Discover)(Interview)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Dr. David Ortiz went to Nigeria with a medical team in 2006, after health officials found avian influenza in birds there. He is an epidemiologist, or "disease detective," for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). After meeting with the ...

The world's "most unwanted" list.(update on killer diseases)

Feb 01, 2007; ... HIV/AIDS: RANKED #1 Known Whereabouts: This killer has agents working around the globe, and is currently devastating sub-Saharan Africa. HIV works through a gang; it doesn't do the killing itself. Instead, it weakens the immune system, allowing such killers as ...

Bird in the hand.(Brain Strain)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Dr. Brain places you in a glass sphere suspended by a steel chain from beneath a tall bridge. A scale attached to the chain measures the weight of the sphere and its contents. Inside the sphere, you are holding several birds. The sphere has many holes at the bottom and sides. The holes are ...

Micro-Attack stopped ... by micro-lab!(use of bio-chip in fighting microorganisms and viruses)

Feb 01, 2007; ... At the University of Michigan, Dr. Ronald Larson and his team are tracking a killer. One problem: Their quarry, the spherical H5N1 pathogen responsible for bird flu, measures just about two billionths of an inch in diameter. Question: How do you trap a killer as small as this ...

Seen in a different light.(use of James McMullin's hybrid chips)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007 ... Biochips are tiny. But seeing what's going on inside them can require large equipment, such as specialized microscopes. So University of Alberta optics expert James McMullin is developing a new way to peer into this microscopic world. You might say that his bio-chips have "seen the light." ...

Can math help stop a contagious disease? count on it!(Activity to Discover)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Learn bow mathematical models can predict and help to prevent epidemics. Then stop a simulated outbreak--using, the power of numbers. We have a crisis! In Science City, 200 citizens are already infected with a new strain of virus. We usually think of using medicines ...

Can you stop an outbreak with math?(Activity to Discover)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007 ... HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO TRY. The town of Mathville has been struck with a viral outbreak. The illustration below shows the number of people who can still get sick (S) in each part of town: For this disease: b = .071 a = .0004 This ...

An ant in sheep's clothing: harnessing the power of evolution.(ants' method of fighting garden parasites)

Feb 01, 2007; ... In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This "wonder drug" saved millions of lives in World War II. By the end of the 1940s, however, penicillin-resistant bacteria were appearing in hospitals around the world. In 1958, farmers began using the herbicide atrazine to ...

The nearly forgotten: sound of buzzing.(Short story)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Lindy stretched and took one last sip of her energy drink, puckering her face at its bitterness and touching the small golden vial that hung on a chain around her neck. "You're kidding, aren't you?" she mumbled, mostly to herself. Looking up, she noticed Ben had his arm ...

Spotlight careers in microbiology.

Feb 01, 2007; ... JUST AS MICROBES ARE EVERYWHERE, SO MICROBIOLOGISTS ARE FOUND IN EVERY INDUSTRY. They keep your food and water safe, as well as work in hospitals to figure out what makes you ill and in pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs that defend against disease-causing microbes. Some ...

Microbes: the good, the bad, and the nasty.

Feb 01, 2007; ... Ever since our early years, we have all been instructed to wash our hands before eating to avoid ingesting "germs." Microorganisms (bacteria, protozoa, and yeast) seem to have a bad reputation when it comes to food! The nasty ones make headlines and-the "TV news--"Spinach tainted with E ....

Make your own curds and whey.(Activity to Discover)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007 ... (For best results, do this experiment overnight.) 1. Pour the water into the pot. This prevents the milk from getting burned. 2. Pour the milk on top of the water and heat it on the stove on high. (CAUTION: Ask an adult for assistance here.) When the milk boils and ...

Star chart.(All-Sky Chart )(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007 ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15. Useful all month (except for planet positions), the chart is also accurate for 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 and 5 p.m. on Feb. 28. To use the All-Sky Chart, first use a compass to find the ...

The secrets of castor.(Stargazing)(Brief article)(Cartoon)

Feb 01, 2007; ... THE SECRETS OF CASTOR GO OUT MID-MONTH AT 9PM AND FACE DUE SOUTH. IF YOU LOOK A THIRD OF THE WAY UP FROM THE HORIZON, YOU'LL SEE SIRIUS, THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE HEAVENS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JUST UP TO SIRIUS RIGHT ARE THE BRIGHT STARS THAT MARK ORION, ...

"Invent a wearable" contest ...: winners.(You've Got Mail!)

Feb 01, 2007; ... In our September 2006 "Smart Clothing" issue we asked ODYSSEY readers to be "edesigners" for a day. The challenge was to create a smart clothing invention and send a drawing of it, with a full description of how it works. Congratulations to Jofat Castillo, age 14, of Cheyenne, ...

ActorsLife.(You've Got Mail!)(shirt's use and innovation)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... ActorsLife is a shirt made to cool actors down while they are on-stage. The shirt has fans with tubes on the ends. The ...

Dear Odyssey.(You've Got Mail!)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear ODYSSEY, My name is Esher, the cat. I live in Jacksonville, Florida. I am writing with my very paw to tell you why people think they are better than us cats. My owners are so irritating. The red-head girl is always waving a stupid feather on a slick toy in my face. And all ...

Deadly Invaders: virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburg Fever to Asian Flu.(Kids' Picks)(Brief article)(Book review)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburg Fever to Asian Flu by Denise Grady (Kingfisher, Boston, 2006) The illnesses start out in a pretty ordinary way--with a headache, fever, and aches and pains. Sometimes there's a rash, and diarrhea and vomiting ...

Dragon drool!(Animal Angles)(komodo dragons)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2007; ... Yes, we are talking about saliva, spit, that goopey stuff in your mouth that does a lot for you. Saliva does a lot for komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), too, including killing large prey. They are able to devour a deer or buffalo by biting them and waiting a few days until ...

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