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Discoverer of Lysosomes Dies

By | May 8, 2013

Christian de Duve chose to be euthanized at home in Belgium at age 95.

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Fat Hormone Controls Diabetes

By | May 8, 2013

A small protein produced by fat cells appears to regulate blood sugar levels, potentially revealing a new way to treat diabetes.

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What Should Patients Be Told About Genetic Risk?

By | May 7, 2013

Experts disagree on how doctors should reveal incidental findings in patients’ DNA sequences.

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NIH Appoints New Advisors

By | May 7, 2013

Ten fresh faces will join the panel of experts that helps identify areas of emerging scientific opportunity.

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Chemotherapy Pioneer Dies

By | May 6, 2013

Emil Frei III, a cancer researcher who in the 1950s combined multiple chemotherapy drugs to treat childhood leukemia, has died at the age of 89.

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Cranking Out New Models

By | May 6, 2013

Scientists make mice strains with multiple mutations in less than a month without using embryonic stem cells.

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Dutch Researcher Retracts More Papers

By | May 6, 2013

Fifty-three studies authored by shamed Tilburg University social psychologist Diederik Stapel have now been pulled from the literature.

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Holdren Defends NSF Grant Review

By | May 6, 2013

Presidential science advisor argues against draft legislation that would change how the National Science Foundation judges grant proposals.  

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“Anonymous” Genomes Identified

By | May 3, 2013

The names and addresses of people participating in the Personal Genome Project can be easily tracked down despite such data being left off their online profiles.

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image: Birdwatcher Fights Off Bear

Birdwatcher Fights Off Bear

By | May 3, 2013

Toby Burke, 48, defended his family from a brown bear in Alaska using a birdwatching telescope.

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