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A Plethora of Alien Seas 

New models predict that Earth-like worlds may not be needles in a haystack
8 Sep

NIH Launches Attack on Mouse Genome 

U.S. joins global effort to knock out every mouse gene
7 Sep

A Porous Defense for Plants 

Leaves slam pores shut to protect themselves, but invaders can still thwart them
7 Sep

Cleanliness and Godliness--It's True 

Hand washing makes people feel less guilty, study shows
7 Sep

The Price of Preventing Cancer 

Protein that suppresses tumors may keep the aging body from repairing itself
6 Sep

Hello Protein, Goodbye Fat 

Researchers show how high-protein diets keep the pounds off
6 Sep

Male Chimpanzees Show a Caring Side 

Apes protect the group as they cross a busy street
6 Sep

Nerves Conquer Pain 

Blocking an enzyme in the spinal cord reduces pain and inflammation in arthritic rats
5 Sep

Africa Wrestles With Extreme TB 

Health officials from Southern Africa seek plan to fight new TB strains
5 Sep

The Birds, the Bees, and the Mites 

Pollinationlike activity may have arisen with mosses, the first land plants
1 Sep

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