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Animal Import Bans ‘Choking Off’ Medical Research
By the Editor on March 14, 2012
Medical research in the U.K. is being jeopardized by activists who have persuaded transport companies to stop importing mice,...
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Cumulative Cultural Development May Be Exclusively Human
By the Editor on March 14, 2012
Studies suggest that cumulative culture is unique to people, and that collaborative learning may be the key to human...
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Climate Change Beliefs Influenced By Recession
By the Editor on March 14, 2012
Americans are less likely to believe in man-made climate change as economic conditions get tougher, new research shows. Lyle...
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DNA Discovery Could Mean New Gene Therapies
By the Editor on March 14, 2012
Targeting “messenger RNAs” may correct mutations in human mitochondrial DNA, experts at UCLA say. Currently, there is no way...
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Scientists To Clone Woolly Mammoth
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
Russian and South Korea scientists have teamed up to recreate a woolly mammoth – a prehistoric creature that last...
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Long Space Missions May Harm Astronauts’ Eyes
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
Extended space travel can cause eye and brain abnormalities in astronauts, researchers have found. For the study, published online...
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If Cutting Carbon Emissions Isn’t Working, What’s Next?
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
What if it is too late to save the climate by cutting greenhouse gas emissions? What if the amount...
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Single Gene May Drive Men’s Aggressive Stress Response
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
When men get stressed, their bodies get more revved up than women’s. Now, two Australian researchers have a theory...
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Brain-Machine Interfaces in Fact and Fiction
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
Use your brain to control the world. That’s the promise of the brain-machine interface, a system that directly translates...
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Europe’s Water Resources Under Pressure
By the Editor on March 13, 2012
Continued inefficient use of water could threaten Europe’s economy, productivity and ecosystems, a report has warned. The European Environment...
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