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Latest from Science News 01/22/2015 Become a Subscribing Member» NEWS Scientist find new way to corral genetically engineered bacteria BY KATE BAGGALEY, JAN 21, 2015 05:26 PM Engineering E. coli to depend on human-made molecules may keep genetically modified bacteria from escaping into nature. Read More Read More» NEWS IN BRIEF Atrazine’s path to cancer possibly clarified BY BETH MOLE, JAN 21, 2015 03:55 PM Scientists have identified a cellular button that the controversial herbicide atrazine presses to promote tumor development. Read More Read More» SCIENCE TICKER Scrolls preserved in Vesuvius eruption read with X-rays BY HELEN THOMPSON, JAN 21, 2015 01:36 PM A technique called X-ray phase contrast tomography allowed scientists to read brunt scrolls from a library destroyed by the 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius. Read More Read More» More Headlines from Science News NEWS IN BRIEF Immune system 'reset' may give MS patients a new lease on life With the help of their own stem cells, MS patients can stop the disease in its tracks in many cases. Read More BY NATHAN SEPPA, JAN 20, 2015 05:10 PM WILD THINGS Cringe away, guys — this spider bites off his own genitals After sex, a male coin spider will chew off his own genitals, an act that might help secure his paternity. Read More BY SARAH ZIELINSKI, JAN 20, 2015 07:00 AM NEWS Newly identified brain circuit hints at how fear memories are made A newfound set of brain connections appears to control fear memories, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of PTSD and other anxiety disorders. Read More BY ASHLEY YEAGER, JAN 19, 2015 04:17 PM NEWS IN BRIEF Cone snail deploys insulin to slow speedy prey Fish-hunting cone snails turns insulin into a weapon that drops their prey’s blood sugar and eases capture. Read More BY SUSAN MILIUS, JAN 19, 2015 03:00 PM NEWS IN BRIEF Human evolution tied to a small fraction of the genome Natural selection has concentrated on a small portion of the human genome, and mostly not on genes themselves. Read More BY TINA HESMAN SAEY, JAN 19, 2015 11:00 AM NEWS Speed of light not so constant after all Even in vacuum conditions, light can move slower than its maximum speed depending on the structure of its pulses. Read More BY ANDREW GRANT, JAN 17, 2015 05:00 PM NEWS IN BRIEF 2014 was Earth’s warmest year on record Record-hot 2014 marks the 38th consecutive year of temperatures above the 20th century’s average. Read More BY BETH MOLE, JAN 16, 2015 05:31 PM