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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:59:03 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: "The Music Instinct" Wins International Recognition

"The Music Instinct" Wins International Recognition

Photo of musician Bobby McFerrin.

The Music Instinct: Science and Song, is a television documentary that brings together researchers and musicians to investigate the biological, emotional and psychological impact of music. Elena Mannes and Margaret Smilow, director and producer (respectively), of the two-hour documentary--developed with major funding from the National Science Foundation--were awarded the Grand Prix at Pariscience 2009, an international science film festival.

A group of researchers led by neuroscientist ...

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:01:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Identifying Molecules in Infrared Could Lead to New Medicines

Identifying Molecules in Infrared Could Lead to New Medicines

Illustration showing chemical bonds between atoms.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has created a new, ultra-sensitive technique to analyze life-sustaining protein molecules. The technique may profoundly change the methodology of biomolecular studies and chart a new path to effective diagnostics and early treatment of complex diseases.

Researchers from Boston University and Tufts University near Boston recently demonstrated an infrared spectroscopy technique that can directly identify the "vibrational fingerprints" of ...

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