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  1. Health & Medicine

    Clever Combo: Hybrid vaccine prevents West Nile virus in mice

    A vaccine fashioned from pieces of dengue virus and West Nile virus protects mice against West Nile fever, suggesting it might work in people.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Will new approach cure Chagas disease?

    Scientists may be able to disable the parasite that causes Chagas disease by targeting the enzyme it uses to make essential fats.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Humans

    Smallpox redux: World body suggests keeping the virus

    Fear of bioterrorism has led the World Health Organization to postpone its 2002 deadline for destruction of smallpox virus stocks so that scientists can refine current vaccines and improve defenses against the disease.

    By John Pickrell
  4. Animals

    Rebranding the Hyena

    Zoologists are hoping that long-term ecological studies of the spotted hyena will assist in dispelling the animal's undeservedly bad reputation.

    By John Pickrell
  5. Health & Medicine

    Brave New Drug: Compound stops cowpox and smallpox viruses

    A new drug called HDP-CDV stops smallpox virus from replicating in lab tests and cowpox virus from replicating in mice, suggesting it could work as a treatment for smallpox in people.

    By Nathan Seppa

  6. Science News of the Year 2002

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.

    By Science News

  7. Science News of the Year 2002

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.

    By Science News
  8. Health & Medicine

    Loosen Up

    Bacterial toxin may lead to less painful treatments for diabetes and brain cancer.

    By John Travis

  9. Embryo stem cells turned to blood

    Human embryonic stem cells may provide a new source of blood and bone marrow.

    By John Travis

  10. Brains show evolutionary designs

    Mammal species exhibit basic types of brain design from which they have evolved a wide array of brain sizes, according to a new analysis.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Agriculture

    Downtown Fisheries?

    Advances may make fish farming a healthy prospect, even for inner cities.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Paleontology

    Lemurs reveal clues to ancient Asian roots

    A diminutive lemur species inhabited what is now central Pakistan about 30 million years ago, a new fossil find suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
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