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  1. Health & Medicine

    Protein may key lupus’ attack on neurons

    A protein on the surface of brain cells enables rogue antibodies to attach to and kill these neurons, suggesting an explanation for neurological problems found in some lupus patients.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Astronomy

    Meteor shower promises quite a show

    In the early morning hours of Nov. 18, sky watchers in North America may be treated to one of the most spectacular displays of shooting stars they're likely to see for a generation, if not longer.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Human sweat packs a germ-killing punch

    Sweat glands secrete a microbe-killing protein.

    By John Travis
  4. Chemistry

    Chemists Try for Cleaner Papermaking

    Chemists have developed a novel technology that could help clean up the papermaking process.