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April 2008 Archives

Two Resistance Genes for the Price of One

Mutations that protect mosquitoes against pesticides may work best when they come in pairs

Lost in Translation

English and Chinese dyslexics suffer from different brain abnormalities

ScienceDebate Announces Shift to Oregon

Organizers hope second time is a charm for presidential science showdown

Converted Cells Show Promise for Parkinson's

Induced pluripotent stem cells mitigate movement disorder in rats

The Long and Short of It

Dozens of genes and DNA regions linked to height

Birds on the Dole

Does the backyard bird feeder help or hurt your feathered friends?

Sex and Drugs and Singing Mice

Mouse chirps open a new window into the genetics of emotion

Need Directions? Ask a Moth

Migrating pests use an internal compass to outmaneuver winds at night

How Aztecs Did the Math

Study shows how pre-Columbian people used arithmetic to solve daily life problems

Mitochondrial Mutations Make Tumors Spread

Study links cells' powerhouses to metastasis

Summertime Listing for Polar Bear?

U.S. Senate panel gets indirect report on Bush Administration's timetable

Howard Hughes President to Step Down

Thomas Cech made his mark with new programs in research and education

Location, Location, Location

Study explains why defects in one gene can cause three different syndromes

Have Botox, Will Travel

Muscle-paralyzing drug can move from the skin to the brain

First Common Genetic Clue to Lung Cancer

Researchers disagree on whether gene causes tumors directly or gets smokers hooked

Bush to Science: "Let's be friends"

President embraces research in unexpected announcement

The Amazing Shrinking Black Hole

Astronomers detect the lightest of the objects yet

New England Journal of Medicine Wins Peer-Review Court Case

Drug company loses second bid to obtain confidential journal documents
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