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  1. Life

    DNA flaws can stack up as cancer grows

    Acute myeloid leukemia progresses by accumulating various mutations, according to an analysis of one man’s disease over time.

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  2. Chemistry

    Japan nuke accident seen from Seattle

    Radioactive particles retrieved in the Pacific Northwest offer clues to events inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant.

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  3. Earth

    Major earthquakes not linked

    Global seismic risks don’t rise following big events, scientists say.

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  4. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Sulfur found in life's possible early building blocks, plus fingerprint clues and frozen blood in this week's news

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  5. Earth

    Earth/Environment

    Monsoons may have sped India's tectonic plate, plus saber-toothed reptiles and leaden bones in this week's news.

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  6. Space

    Planets take shape in embryonic gas clouds

    A new theory of planetary formation may explain variety seen in extrasolar searches.

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  7. Humans

    Noise is what ails beaked whales

    Large-scale experiments reveal a sensitivity to sonar, apparently at lower levels than other species.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Obesity messes with the brain

    Excess weight may compromise memory and concentration, possibly by spurring inflammation that damages white matter.

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  9. Big Fishing Yields Small Fish

    Researchers map predator loss and predict unstable oceans.

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  10. Star Cents

    How the cost of NASA’s next big space telescope skyrocketed.

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  11. Backup Bees

    Luring and taming wild pollinators for help on the farm.

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  12. Science Future for April 9, 2011

    April 16 The American Museum of Natural History in New York City opens an exhibit exploring the world’s largest dinosaurs. Visit www.amnh.org April 22 Learn about the planet and its ecology at events around the country. Go to www.earthday.org April 28 Sample the science of chocolate at an evening of entertainment in Durham, N.C. See […]

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