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  1. The Meaning of Life

    Computers are unscrambling genomes to reveal the secrets in DNA codes.

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  2. Earth

    Transgenes migrate into old races of maize

    Genes from bioengineered corn have somehow strayed into the traditional varieties of southern Mexico.

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  3. Chemistry

    The True Sweet Science

    New techniques and tools are helping scientists elucidate the roles that complex sugars play in the human body and in drug manufacturing.

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  4. Humans

    Science Smarts: Talent search honors top student projects in math, science, and engineering

    Forty students reaped rewards for their excellence this week when the Intel Science Talent Search handed out the top awards in its 2002 competition for high school seniors.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Stem cell research marches on

    Cells from human embryos can be transformed into heart cells or insulin-secreting cells.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    A Cold Observation about Wine (with recipe)

    Show this story to your boss, and she might just offer you a glass or two of wine. After all, downing this beverage–especially the red varieties–appears to help ward off the common cold, according to a new study. Though colds usually arent dire, they remain one of the leading causes of missed days at work. […]

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Synthetic protein may yield malaria vaccine

    A molecule patterned after part of the parasite that causes most severe malaria induces a strong immune response in people.

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  8. Computing

    Motif for Infection

    A novel computer program pinpoints proteins of troublesome bacteria.

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  9. Gene therapy won’t replace Viagra—yet

    Scientists are making progress toward inserting genes to cure impotence temporarily.

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  10. Earth

    Stemming the Tide

    New approaches to stopping the introduction by ships of invasive species to North American waters are beginning to show promise but have a long way to go.

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  11. Chemistry

    Buckymedicine

    Scientists are turning carbon-cage molecules called fullerenes into drug candidates and medical diagnostic tools.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Gene Therapy for Sickle-Cell Disease?

    By adding a useful gene to offset the effects of a faulty one, scientists have devised a gene therapy that prevents sickle-cell anemia in mice.

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