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- 			  Genes & CellsCellular suicide inspires new ways to kill harmful bacteria, plus test-tube sperm and insulin alternatives in this week’s news. By Science News
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicinePancreatic cancer years in the makingA decade elapses from the first cancer-related mutation to tumor formation, and several more years pass until the disease spreads to other organs, a new study finds. The work raises the possibility that a usually deadly malignancy can be treated before it’s too late. By Nathan Seppa
- 			 Life LifeMRSA bacterial strain mutates quickly as it spreadsAntibiotic-resistant microbe's detailed family tree reveals roots of the global infection. 
- 			 Life LifeHints of altruism among bacteriaE. coli bacteria fight antibiotics with help from drug-resistant neighbors. 
- 			 Life LifeWhy starved flies need less sleepLow lipid levels keep the insects buzzing past bedtime, a new study finds, suggesting a role for metabolism in regulating sleep. 
- 			 Life LifeTo researchers’ surprise, one Pseudomonas infection is much like the nextConsistent genetic changes in the lung bacteria that commonly plague cystic fibrosis patients are a welcome discovery because they may point to new treatment strategies. 
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- 			 Life LifePneumonia drugs helped evolve a superbugAs told through DNA from historical samples, a deadly bacterium reveals how it developed the ability to evade antibiotics and a vaccine. 
- 			 Life LifeBATTLE trial personalizes lung cancer treatmentA new study makes a first step toward personalized chemotherapy. 
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineMice with mutation feel the burnInstead of becoming obese, mice with a mutation in an immune gene burn off the fat they eat. 
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineA protein’s ebb and flowBuildup in the brain of a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease may be due to reduced clearance rather than overproduction of the protein. 
- 			 Life LifeMice missing protein burn more fatResearch on the receptor for the 'hunger hormone' suggests a molecular strategy for revving up the body’s furnace.