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  1. Health & Medicine

    Surgical Option: Removal of ovaries can prevent cancers in women at risk

    In women who harbor mutations in one of the BRCA genes, ovary removal reduces the risk of developing ovarian, peritoneal, and breast cancers.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Ketones to the Rescue

    Medical researchers are investigating a slew of possible applications for acids called ketones, which the body produces naturally when deprived of carbohydrates and protein.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Risk Factor: Genetic defect hikes breast cancer threat

    A mutation already linked to several types of cancer doubles the risk of breast cancer in a woman and multiplies men's slight risk of the disease even more dramatically.

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  4. Genghis Khan’s Legacy?

    Genghis Kahn's military success 800 years ago may have spread a particular form of the Y chromosome, one he may have himself carried.

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  5. Probing Ocean Depths: Photosynthetic bacteria bare their DNA

    Scientists have deciphered the DNA of two highly abundant, photosynthetic ocean bacteria.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Genetic Culprit: Mutation increases risk for uterine fibroids

    Analysis of DNA from families whose women have been beset by uterine growths reveals a mutation that can predispose women to these so-called fibroids.

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  7. Popularity of germ fighter raises concern

    The growing use of the antiseptic triclosan in products ranging from mouthwash to cutting boards and hunting clothes may create bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Broken Weapon: Mutation disarms HIV-fighting gene

    A gene that once produced a small protein able to prevent HIV from infecting cells now lies unusable in the human genome.

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  9. Sexual orientation linked to handedness

    A metanalysis reveals right-handedness is more common among heterosexuals than homosexuals, suggesting a neurobiological basis for sexual orientation.

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  10. Ebola protein explains deadly mystery

    The infamous virus called Ebola has a surface protein that kills cells in blood vessels.

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  11. Disabled genes dull sense of smell

    Mutated genes may explain why humans have a poor sense of smell.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Sex, smell and appetite

    A study of sexual dysfunction in mutated mice may help explain the connection between smell and appetite.

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