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  1. Health & Medicine

    New HIV inhibitor

    A new HIV drug can, when combined with other therapies, suppress even the most drug-resistant strains of the virus that causes AIDS, scientists report in two papers in the July 24 New England Journal of Medicine.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Statin snag

    A gene variant explains why some people get muscle pains from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.

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  3. Plants

    Parasitic plant gets more than a meal

    The parasitic vine known as dodder really sucks. It pierces the tissue of other plants — some of which are important crops — extracting water and nutrients needed for its own growth. But it also consumes molecules that scientists could manipulate to bring on the parasite’s demise.

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  4. Plants

    Parasite Godzilla

    Parasites are small but have a big impact. An estuary study reveals that these little annoyances add up to a lot of biomass.

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  5. Chemistry

    Quantum physics makes water different

    The length of bonds connecting water molecules could demonstrate quantum effects and help explain some of water’s weirdness.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Viagra and women

    Viagra eases some sexual problems for women taking antidepressants

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  7. Earth

    Seafloor chronicles

    Survey of ocean floor reveals long history, from a geological fault to the wreckage of the Lusitania.

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  8. Space

    Makemake makes the list

    The International Astronomical Union announces name of a fourth dwarf planet.

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  9. Life

    Magnetic sense linked to molecule

    Fruit fly experiments shed light on animals’ use of Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    MapQuest for the mouse spinal cord

    The Allen Institute for Brain Science unveils an online atlas of the mouse spinal cord. The atlas is a tool for researchers studying spinal cord injury, disease and development.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Tasting ice

    Phoenix Mars Lander drills for ice.

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  12. Ecosystems

    Tracing Tahitian vanilla

    The discovery of Tahitian vanilla’s heritage could set off a custody battle between nations.

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