Blocking Mad Cow
Genetically engineered cows lack the protein that causes Mad Cow Disease.
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Exploring the origins of life, a laser-enhanced satellite for monitoring ozone, why cannibalism is in everyone's blood, a spit-test for sleepiness, and whether identical triplets are possible.
Cannibal Blood Cells
Cannibalism is a big no-no for people. But it's a yes-yes for some blood cells.
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An update to the stethoscope, why fevers may be healthy, how whales' brains are like ours, making robots from DNA, and lessons from the fat and skinny genes.
Obesity Pathway
Insights into the genetics of obesity could lead to new drugs.
Ultrasound Stethoscope
A new stethoscope works in very noisy places and could help medics on the battlefield.
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Headbanging termites, why we eat salmon before--and not after--they spawn, a "smart bomb" for dental plaque, an ancient Greek sky calculator, and how your first language affects your sense of rhythm.
Dental Smart Bomb
A new generation of "smart" dental rinses could help eliminate cavities.
Toilet Roundup
The United Nations wants the world to engage in some serious toilet talk. Here's why.
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Your birthday greetings to us, hopeful news about malaria in Africa, robots that can recover from injury, news about Neanderthals, the truth about lie detectors, and money brings out the best and the worst in us.
Malaria Drug
An all-but-abandoned malaria drug could someday regain its effectiveness.
Williams Syndrome
A rare genetic disorder causes patients to be musically and conversationally gifted.
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How wool is made washable, the earliest horse corral, a parasite that prefers baby boys, a medical robot snail, and how solar flares can affect GPS.
Robot Snail
A robot snail could make some medical procedures a lot more comfortable.
Boy-Friendly Parasite
A latent parasitic infection may make a pregnant woman much more likely to have a boy.
NeuroMedical Roundup
Thanks to a brain implant, a teenage boy now plays video games with only his mind.
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Kids on caffeine, prairie dogs in love, trading shoelace tags for gold in 15th century Cuba, how aspirin shrinks tumors, and a boy who can play video games with his mind.
Aspirin and Cancer
Don't go popping pills yet, but aspirin has some promising anti-cancer properties.
Kids and Caffeine
Could kids suffer from caffeine withdrawal, just like adults?
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Cycles in the Earth's orbit and tilt may cause extinctions, what got the Oracle of Delphi high, why farming salmon hurts their wild cousins, the masculine face of compulsive shopping, and the health benefits of smoking bans.
Smoking Ban
Although smoking bans are controversial, new evidence of the benefit to bar workers is strong.