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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Science News Indonesian city grapples with quake threat February 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Remember the name Padang. Geologists say this Indonesian city of 900,000 people may one day be destroyed by a huge earthquake as it is in a seismic hot spot in one of the most quake-prone places in the world. Mexico unearths mass grave from Spanish conquest February 10, 2009 at 8:33 pm MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists have found a mass grave in Mexico City with four dozen human skeletons laid out in neat lines that could reveal clues about the 16th century Spanish conquest that killed millions. No stomach for market turmoil? Thank your genes February 10, 2009 at 8:07 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No stomach for the ups and downs of the financial market? Or maybe you lost everything in the global economic downturn? Genes important for mood and risk-taking likely played a clear role, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Surgery makes artificial arms easier to control February 10, 2009 at 6:51 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new type of surgery may give amputees better control over their artificial arms, allowing them to point a finger, grasp a baseball bat or even give someone a pinch, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Can algae save the world - again? February 10, 2009 at 5:48 pm PLYMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Can algae save the world again? The microscopic green plants cleaned up the earth's atmosphere millions of years ago and scientists hope they can do it now by helping remove greenhouse gases and create new oil reserves. Researchers link obesity to birth defects February 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm LONDON (Reuters) - Obese women are more likely to give birth to children with spina bifida, heart problems, cleft palate and a number of other defects, British researchers said on Tuesday. "Big Bang" collider startup postponed to September February 10, 2009 at 11:58 am GENEVA (Reuters) - The giant particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions will now be restarted in September to allow time for repairs, not the summer as planned, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said. System peers under skin to reveal muscle actions February 10, 2009 at 11:32 am AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch researchers have developed a system they say could help people learn to walk and balance sooner after an injury or stroke by displaying a virtual image of their body and moving muscles on a screen in real time.   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com . Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.