Top news for December 21, 2008

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Roland Pattillo Dies at 89; Doctor Championed Henrietta Lacks

Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

A New Phase of Matter – Researchers Detail How Disorder Alters Quantum Spin Liquids

Bats to the Rescue: Unraveling Immunity Secrets Against Viruses and Cancer

Now Astronomers have Discovered “Ultra-Fast Radio Bursts” Lasting Millionths of a Second

New Study: Alcohol Consumption Linked to Ectopic Fat

Blasting Beyond: NASA Ignites New RS-25 Engine Test for Moon Missions

Neanderthals Might Not Be The Separate Species We Always Thought

The Race to Avert Quantum Computing Threat With New Encryption Standards

Scientists bury time capsule to celebrate upcoming Extremely Large Telescope (photos)