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9 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Arrest That Chimp!

by Michael Balter
Stone-throwing ape's actions are premeditated, researchers say
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6 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

A Curious Case of Genetic Resurrection

by Benjamin Lester
Series of unlikely events brings dead gene back to life
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5 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Amazon's Carbon Sink Under Threat

by Phil Berardelli
Drought can ruin the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide
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4 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

You Can't Keep a Good Fish Small

by Benjamin Lester
Fish shrunk by overharvesting can regain their original size
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4 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Old Strategy for Tackling HIV Makes a Comeback

by Jon Cohen
Nonspecific microbicide blocks AIDS-like virus in monkeys
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4 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Two Black Holes on a Collision Course

by Phil Berardelli
Astronomers find cosmic beasts in close orbit
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3 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

What Obama Got Right and Wrong This Week

by Science News Staff
Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
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3 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

The Catastrophe That Wasn't

by Phil Berardelli
New sedimentary analyses suggest the great Permian extinction dragged on
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3 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Rotten Egg Gas: The New Viagra?

by Sara Coelho
Hydrogen sulfide may be a powerful weapon against impotence
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2 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Why Nicotine Prefers Brains Over Brawn

by Haley Stephenson
Single amino acid change helps explain the first step in smoking addiction
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2 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

A Better Way to Make Embryonic-like Stem Cells

by Constance Holden
"Jumping genes" may improve efficiency and safety of creating therapeutic cells
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