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13 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Popping Cancer's Bubble

by Mary Beckman
Researchers find Achilles' heel in BRCA breast cancer cells
12 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

California Sets Boundaries for Marine Reserves

by Amitabh Avasthi
New plan aims to correct deficiencies of previous attempts to protect ocean life
12 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Triumph of Young Sperm

by Jessica Marshall
Male crickets that discard older sperm may be at a reproductive advantage
12 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Constants They Are A-Changin'

by John Bohannon
One of the universe's critical numbers may not be as fixed as previously thought
11 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

European Space Agency Sees Red

by Mason Inman
Scientists convene to shape future Mars missions
11 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Who Killed the Elephants?

by Jacopo Pasotti
A new study blames prehistoric hunters for the collapse of Ice Age elephant and mammoth populations
8 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Call of the Coral

by Kathleen Wong
Adolescent fish find a reef by listening to the sounds of its residents
8 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Remote Control Flies

by Mason Inman
A molecular trick makes flies leap at the touch of a laser
7 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Snakes Slither Back to the Top

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Protein change in predator foils deadly prey
7 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Wobbling Nuclei To Go

by Adrian Cho
A portable magnetic resonance sensor could identify chemicals wherever they're found
7 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Keeping Fear in Check

by Greg Miller
Two peptides with opposite effects may calibrate the brain's sensitivity to fear
7 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Cosmic Dust Supports a Snowball Earth

by Richard A. Kerr
Iridium measurements indicate planet was frozen solid for 12 million years
6 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Infidelity Has Its Benefits

by Fiona Proffitt
Seychelles warblers cheat on their mates to improve the health of their offspring
6 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Trapping Tuberculosis

by Mason Inman
Gene enables mice to contain bacterium responsible for disease
6 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

An Archeological Facelift

by Ann Gibbons
Computer reconstruction supports skull's status as our oldest ancestor
6 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Survey Says: Respect Your Postdocs

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
A well-structured environment pays off more than salary and benefits do
5 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Popular Herbicide Kills Tadpoles

by Rebecca Renner
Findings may help explain global amphibian declines
5 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Building a Spinal Cord Network

by Greg Miller
Panel recommends national research strategy to improve recovery from injury
4 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Averting an Udder Disaster

by Jessica Marshall
Scientists engineer dairy cows to resist mammary infection
4 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Cutting out Mutations

by John Bohannon
Molecular scissors help replace defective genes
1 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Superbug has Criminal Past

by Mason Inman
Deadly bacterium now on the rise traced back to epidemic decades ago
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1 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Postdocs Get April Fooled

by Beryl Lieff Benderly
New IRS Rules Takes Bite out of NIH Fellows' Paycheck
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1 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Researchers Locate "Funny" Gene

by David Grimm
Finding may lead to therapies for the humor impaired
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