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Home / News / November 13th, 2004; Vol.166 #20 / Give and Take: Plant parasites dole out genes while stealing nutrientsNew evidence suggests that parasitic plants can transfer their own genes into host plants. (p. 307)Published: November 13th, 2004; Vol.166 #20Found in: Botany -
High-fat diets decrease the ability of male rats to learn and remember. (p. 302)Published: November 6th, 2004; Vol.166 #19Found in: Nutrition
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Sleep apnea may be a risk factor for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. (p. 302)Published: November 6th, 2004; Vol.166 #19Found in: Behavior
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Breathing minuscule amounts of painkillers administered to patients in surgery may increase an anesthesiologist's risk of abusing prescription drugs. (p. 302)Published: November 6th, 2004; Vol.166 #19Found in: Biomedicine
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The antiacne drug Accutane may decrease activity in a part of the brain that regulates mood. (p. 302)Published: November 6th, 2004; Vol.166 #19Found in: Biomedicine
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Home / News / October 30th, 2004; Vol.166 #18 / Prescription for Trouble: Antidepressants might rewire young brainsYoung mice exposed to a common type of antidepressant, known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), showed symptoms of anxiety and depression in adulthood. (p. 278)Published: October 30th, 2004; Vol.166 #18Found in: Biomedicine
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New evidence supports the theory that Mexican blind cavefish are sightless by evolutionary selection, not chance. (p. 270)Published: October 23rd, 2004; Vol.166 #17Found in: Biology
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Variations in a single gene may have dramatically increased the virulence of 1918 Spanish flu. (p. 269)Published: October 23rd, 2004; Vol.166 #17Found in: Biology
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Home / News / October 16th, 2004; Vol.166 #16 / Trash to Treasure: Junk DNA influences eggs, early embryosA type of DNA once thought to be little more than genetic clutter may play a role in gene expression in mammalian eggs and newly formed embryos. (p. 243)Published: October 16th, 2004; Vol.166 #16Found in: Biology
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Nobel prizes in the sciences went to research on olfactory genes, subatomic particles, and the molecular kiss of death. (p. 229)Published: October 9th, 2004; Vol.166 #15Found in: Science & Society -
Home / News / September 25th, 2004; Vol.166 #13 / Roma Record: Paths of the Gypsy population's diasporasTracking genetic mutations has given researchers a tentative picture of the migration patterns of the Roma, or Gypsies, over the last millennium. (p. 197)Published: September 25th, 2004; Vol.166 #13Found in: Biology -
Bone marrowderived cells linger in skin wounds much longer than previously thought, aiding in healing. (p. 206)Published: September 25th, 2004; Vol.166 #13Found in: Biology
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Home / News / September 18th, 2004; Vol.166 #12 / Flies 'R' Us: Fruit fly cells mimic the mammalian pancreasA new study suggests that the common fruit fly has cells that function much as those in the human pancreas do. (p. 180)Published: September 18th, 2004; Vol.166 #12Found in: Biology
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Staphylococcus bacteria prefer to get their iron from heme, the ring-shaped portion of oxygen-carrying proteins such as hemoglobin. (p. 190)Published: September 18th, 2004; Vol.166 #12Found in: Biology
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Home / News / September 4th, 2004; Vol.166 #10 / Cancer Flip-Flop: Gene acts in both proliferation and control of growthScientists have identified what might be a new class of cancer-controlling genes that alternates between halting and promoting cancer. (p. 149)Published: September 4th, 2004; Vol.166 #10Found in: Biology
