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* Death by garbage: New studies back up a theory that garbage is a key cause of aging and death -- molecular garbage, that is. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050618_garbagefrm.htm * Three planets bunch up at twilight: Gaze low to the west into the deepening twilight for the next couple of weeks, and three planets will await your view. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050618_planetsfrm.htm * "Bigger cousin" of Earth found: Astronomers say they have made the latest in a series of discoveries of planets that each seems to be more like ours than the last. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050613_bigearthfrm.htm * Scientists admit to misbehaving: One third of U.S. scientists who took part in an anonymous survey recently admitted to research practices that could be considered dishonest, a report says. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050616_misbehavefrm.htm * A baby face predicts election outcomes: A face that looks competent is a face that wins elections, a study has found. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050612_babyfacefrm.htm SPECIAL: how "junk DNA" shapes our brains In two new studies, scientists say they have shown that gene sequences often dismissed as useless junk may actually influence our minds. * Jumping genes randomly give us individuality: Small mutations change brain cells at random, researchers say, helping make each of us unique -- even identical twins. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050617_jumpgenefrm.htm * "Junk" DNA may influence sociability: Why are some of us shy and others outgoing? A study suggests part of the answer lies in so-called junk DNA. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/050613_junkdnafrm.htm ******************************** This is the World Science email newsletter. To cancel your subscription, please reply to this email address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. To change the address to which you would like the newsletter sent, please write to this email address and request the change. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/