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28 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Not-So-Innovative Office of Innovation

by Jeffrey Mervis
The Commerce Department launches a miniversion of the much-reviled Technology Administration
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28 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Solving the Antidepressant Paradox

by Steve Mitchell
Variations in two genes help explain why people who take the drugs become more suicidal
Aerial Photo of Burma atrocities
28 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Satellite Images Reveal Burmese Atrocities

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
Pictures of burned villages and military camps conflict with government accounts
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28 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

FDA Oversight of Trials Found Lacking

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Report blames agency for not adequately protecting patients
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27 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Once More Into the Fray

by Matt Kaplan
Meerkats sprint toward danger and learn in the process
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27 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Big Radio From the Stars

by Phil Berardelli
A gigantic but fleeting one-time radio source blares from deep space
Picture of gobies
26 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

An Invader's Stealthy Rise

by Erik Stokstad
Nightly migration of larvae may have helped invasive fish conquer the Great Lakes
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26 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Small Molecules, Big Problem

by Michael Balter
Minute RNAs unleash breast cancer cells
Picture of kelp
25 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

In the Deep, a Tropical Surprise

by Matt Kaplan
Kelp forests may exist throughout the tropics, new study finds
Picture of space
24 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Space Germs Could Yield Earthly Cures

by Phil Berardelli
Taking bacteria on a shuttle ride reveals some of their best-kept secrets
Picture of stars
21 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lonely Stars

by Phil Berardelli
Astronomers discover a stellar hatchery far outside a galaxy's main body
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20 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Climate Bomb Defused?

by Noreen Parks
Increased plant growth might cancel out effects of Arctic melting
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20 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Putting the Brakes on Cell Death

by Jennifer Couzin
Protein involved in necrosis could have applications for human disease
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20 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Getting a Handle on the Mantle

by Phil Berardelli
Intense pressures in the deep Earth affect materials at the subatomic level
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20 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Cancer Cells Chill Out to Survive

by Mitch Leslie
Protein that protects stressed-out cells also aids tumors
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19 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Speech Gene Gone Batty

by Elizabeth Pennisi
What does the evolution of human speech have to do with bat sonar?
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18 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Rein in DNA Fingerprinting, Report Urges

by Eliot Marshall
Advisory group recommends U.K. police maintain genetic profiles of only convicted criminals
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17 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Salamander Hybrids Have a Leg Up on Mom and Dad

by Jennifer Cutraro
Finding poses tough questions for species conservation
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17 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Fish Quick to Recover From Mercury

by Phil Berardelli
Experiments suggest that the toxic pollutant rapidly disappears from aquatic ecosystems
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17 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

CIRM Snags Australian Heavyweight

by Constance Holden
Alan Trounson to become president of California stem cell agency
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17 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Honey Bee Defense Leaves Hornets Breathless

by Benjamin Lester
Social insects suffocate their enemies by swarming them
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17 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

No Easy Answers in Gene Therapy Death

by Jocelyn Kaiser
NIH committee reviews case of woman who died after arthritis clinical trial
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14 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Loneliness Is in the Genes

by Gisela Telis
Research reveals how feelings of isolation can compromise the body's defenses
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14 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Google Shoots for the Moon

by Andrew Lawler
Internet company offers $30 million for a successful robotic rover
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13 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

First Dance With Dark Matter

by Phil Berardelli
Formation of earliest stars could shed new light on the elusive substance
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13 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Trout, Your Mama Was a Salmon

by Adam Hinterthuer
In conservation advance, sterile fish are coaxed to spawn another species
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13 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Brits in Space

by Daniel Clery
U.K. panel endorses the concept of crewed missions to the moon and beyond
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12 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Our Galaxy's Shadowy Companions

by Phil Berardelli
Milky Way's outskirts teem with dwarf galaxies full of dark matter
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12 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Breast Cancer Drug Effective Against Mania

by Constance Holden
Finding may presage new class of drugs to treat bipolar disorder
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12 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Let's Hear It for the First Ears

by Michael Balter
Modern ears showed up 60 million years earlier than previously believed
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12 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

The Crop Raiders of Bossou

by Michael McRae
New study shows chimps swap stolen food for sex
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11 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

More Good News for the Ozone Layer

by Phil Berardelli
New measurements show levels of potent ozone destroyer are receding
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10 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Born to Run Long Distance

by Michael Balter
Stamina-stretching mutation widespread in some groups of people
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10 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Gray Whales Far From Recovered?

by Virginia Morell
Genetic analysis reveals population is still well below its historic high
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10 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Reports Blame Lab for Foot-and-Mouth Fiasco

by Martin Enserink
Two panels cite biosecurity breaches at Institute for Animal Health
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7 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Dwindling Days for Arctic Ice

by Phil Berardelli
New projections suggest greater and greater annual melts
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7 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Italian Virus Outbreak May Portend Global Spread

by Martin Enserink
Chikungunya transmitted by mosquito that has already conquered large parts of the world
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6 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Do Social Smarts Set Us Apart?

by Jennifer Couzin
Study suggests that our ability to understand others makes humans more intelligent than other primates
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6 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Mutation Gives Mice Autistic Symptoms

by Greg Miller
Finding provides clues to nature of disorder in humans
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6 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Thin Films Pump Up

by Robert F. Service
Muscle cells grown on plastic supports could one day heal damaged hearts
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