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  1. Genetics

    Year in Review: Caffeine triggers cloning advance

    To successfully clone human cells, eggs must be dunked in the stimulant.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Humans

    Year in Review: Language learning starts before birth

    Babies seem familiar with vowels and words heard while in the womb.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Environment

    Stillbirth rates tied to lead in drinking water

    Fetal death rates rose in Washington, D.C., in parallel with two recent spikes in drinking water’s lead levels.

    By Gabriel Popkin
  4. Science & Society

    Year in Review: High court rules against gene patents

    The justices’ decision opens the way for choices in DNA testing.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Health & Medicine

    Year in Review: Sleep clears the cluttered brain

    Some forms of brain washing are good, like the thorough hosing the brain gets during sleep.