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  1. Gene found key to brain chemical

    The mammalian brain makes the neurotransmitter serotonin in an unexpected way.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Worms offer the skinny on fat genes

    The identification of worm genes that regulate fat storage may provide insight into human obesity.

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  3. Astronomy

    Starry eruption on a grand scale

    Monitoring the bloated star Rho Cassiopeiae, astronomers report they witnessed an explosion that blasted more material into space than any other stellar explosion ever observed.

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  4. Physics

    Streams plus nanostrands equals electricity

    A dense bundle of carbon nanotubes develops a voltage difference along its length when immersed in a slow-flowing liquid.