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    29 Jan 2015 Vol. 347 #6221 

    • Alarm over synthetic cannabinoidsMarketed as mimicking the effects of marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids are far from benign. 
    • A moment of truth arrives for U.S. ocean scienceReport urges infrastructure cuts to boost research. 
    • India's costly neutrino gambleThe country splurges on a bid to regain leadership in neutrino physics. 
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    • Meet two new science spending cardinals in CongressRepresentatives Cole, Culberson share enthusiasm for research, but differ in approach. 
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