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H7N9 Bird Flu Spreads Between Ferrets

By | May 24, 2013

The virus is able to transmit between the small mammals, but does not appear to spread readily through human-to-human contact.

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Errors in Landmark Stem Cell Paper

By | May 24, 2013

A study demonstrating the production of human stem cells through cloning contained several mislabeled images, but the authors insist the results are real.

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image: Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s Disappoints

Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s Disappoints

By | May 24, 2013

Researchers have been unable to reproduce findings that a cancer drug destroys amyloid beta plaques.

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Week in Review, May 20–24

By | May 24, 2013

Journals plagiarizing journals; new immune cells combat diabetes; TB-killing vitamin C; analog cell computers; real time fish memory; ant-pitcher plant mutualism

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image: Italy Orders Trials of Unproven Therapy

Italy Orders Trials of Unproven Therapy

By | May 23, 2013

Italian lawmakers have demanded formal approval for a controversial stem-cell therapy, but allowed some patients to continue treatment under stricter rules.

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image: Arctic Bacteria Thrives at Mars Temps

Arctic Bacteria Thrives at Mars Temps

By | May 23, 2013

Researchers discover a microbe living at -15°C, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, giving hope to the search for life elsewhere in the cosmos.

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Recycling Kidneys

By | May 23, 2013

Researchers are trying to use discarded donor kidneys as a scaffold for building new ones.

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image: Macrophages Drive Regeneration

Macrophages Drive Regeneration

By | May 22, 2013

The activity of one type of immune cell helps regrow the limbs of amputated salamanders.

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image: A Common Path to Unconsciousness

A Common Path to Unconsciousness

By | May 22, 2013

Analyses of brain activity patterns show that different drugs induce anesthesia via a common neural mechanism.

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Bribes for Research Data

By | May 22, 2013

Three NIH-funded scientists have been arrested for sharing nonpublic data with a company and a Chinese government-sponsored institute.

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