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January 01, 1970
Men prefer less powerful women
Aid fund faces cash crunch
Head of German drug agency to leave post
Altered microbe makes biofuel
Fossil feathers reveal dinosaurs' true colours
Correction
News briefing: 28 January 2010
Translational research: Talking up translation
Literature mining: Speed reading
Debt crisis threatens UK science
Altered microbe makes biofuel
Britain grants patent for iPS cells
Ten billion dollars pledged for 'decade of vaccines'
Britain grants patent for iPS cells
Ten billion dollars pledged for 'decade of vaccines'
Something rotten in the state of palaeontology
Something rotten in the state of palaeontology
Cot death victims make less serotonin
Cot death victims make less serotonin
Biodiversity law could stymie research
News briefing: 4 February 2010
America pushes to overhaul chemical safety law
Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate
Open-source science takes on neglected disease
Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate
Moths catch the wind to speed migration
Open-source science takes on neglected disease
Is climate change hiding the decline of maple syrup?
Moths catch the wind to speed migration
Is climate change hiding the decline of maple syrup?
Testing time for stem cells
The future of European research
Testing time for stem cells
Changes proposed to key psychiatry manual
The future of European research
Still looking for that woodpecker
India's transgenic aubergine in a stew
Changes proposed to key psychiatry manual
News briefing: 11 February 2010
Still looking for that woodpecker
DNA secrets of the ice hair
Superheavy atoms weigh in
South African science: black, white and grey
News briefing: 11 February 2010
Brain surgery boosts spirituality
Untangling HIV transmission in men
DNA secrets of the ice hair
Genetic basis for stuttering identified
Brain surgery boosts spirituality
Acid soil threatens Chinese farms
Genetic basis for stuttering identified
Medical isotope supplies dwindle
China takes stock of environment
Medical isotope supplies dwindle
China's patents push
Hopes grow over potential autism treatment
Subatomic soup is hot stuff
Hopes grow over potential autism treatment
King Tut's death explained?
Drug discovery for the masses
King Tut's death explained?
Drug discovery for the masses
News briefing: 18 February 2010
Africa yields two full human genomes
How accurate are cancer cell lines?
Evolution: Revenge of the hopeful monster
Carbon sequestration: Buried trouble
Pharaoh puzzle
News briefing: 18 February 2010
Personalized biomarkers monitor cancer
Ancient filter feeders found lurking in museums
Personalized biomarkers monitor cancer
Water-dwelling dinosaur breaks the mould
Junk DNA holds clues to heart disease
Water-dwelling dinosaur breaks the mould
NIH may allow stem-cell lines from younger embryos
Junk DNA holds clues to heart disease
NIH may allow stem-cell lines from younger embryos
Reserves 'win–win' for fish and fishermen
German paper chase to end
'Seek, test and treat' slows HIV
Reserves 'win–win' for fish and fishermen
German paper chase to end
Bacteria buzzing in the seabed
News briefing: 25 February 2010
Bacteria buzzing in the seabed
Carbon credits proposed for whale conservation
Carbon credits proposed for whale conservation
Why the body isn't thirsty at night
Why Chile fared better than Haiti
Ancient polar-bear fossil yields genome
Why Chile fared better than Haiti
Soil bacteria could yield drug to treat roundworm
Ancient polar-bear fossil yields genome
The snake that swallowed dinosaurs
Soil bacteria could yield drug to treat roundworm
Fat rats skew research results
The snake that swallowed dinosaurs
Fat rats skew research results
Tough lessons from Dutch Q fever outbreak
Gut bacteria gene complement dwarfs human genome
How the cell's powerhouses turn deadly
News briefing: 4 March 2010
Tough lessons from Dutch Q fever outbreak
Gut bacteria gene complement dwarfs human genome
Woody shrubs don't slurp up water
Hiding place for HIV revealed
Hiding place for HIV revealed
Shellfish could supplant tree-ring climate data
Securing UK science
A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?
Pristine DNA discovered in fossilized eggshells
A new dawn for transgenic crops in Europe?
News briefing: 11 March 2010
Plant biologists fear for cress project
Outcry over scientists' dismissal
Blame it on the B cells
Pristine DNA discovered in fossilized eggshells
Genomes for the whole family
A direct hit for thalidomide
Genomes for the whole family
A tale of two Scandinavian cities
Should we be trying to save the dodo?
A tale of two Scandinavian cities
Clock ticking for an Istanbul earthquake
Should we be trying to save the dodo?
Clock ticking for an Istanbul earthquake
Cellular 'alchemy' transforms skin into blood
Sterile moths wipe out cotton pest
Physicists protest colleague's terrorism detention
Cellular 'alchemy' transforms skin into blood
Growth factor makes a comeback in cystic fibrosis
Some like it hot
Physicists protest colleague's terrorism detention
Vaccine offers meningitis hope
Growth factor makes a comeback in cystic fibrosis
Funding crisis hits US ageing research
US science faces a squeeze
Vaccine offers meningitis hope
Ozone treaty could be used for greenhouse gases
Funding crisis hits US ageing research
A warming Earth could mean stronger toxins
Ozone treaty could be used for greenhouse gases
Rice research goes global
Double trouble? To throw cash at science is a mistake
A warming Earth could mean stronger toxins
What do the 2010 election results mean for federal science budgets?
Rice research goes global
Seven days: 5–11 November 2010
Correction
Schizophrenia: The making of a troubled mind
Schizophrenia: The drug deadlock
Neuroscience: Settling the great glia debate
There will be blood
Bluefin tuna regulators under pressure
Correction
Motor disorder could have stress-fighting solution
Bluefin tuna regulators under pressure
Experts will assess UK research 'impact' to award funding
Motor disorder could have stress-fighting solution
High hopes for arthritis drugs
US genome institute takes a clinical approach
Experts will assess UK research 'impact' to award funding
Be still my light-controlled heart
High hopes for arthritis drugs
Wastewater chemicals dampen fish fervour
Conservation expedition sparks international row
Conservation expedition sparks international row
Climate: The hottest year
No rest for the bio-wikis
Climate: The hottest year
No rest for the bio-wikis
Germany plans for healthy future
Study says middle sized labs do best
European Research Council battles bureaucracy
MicroRNAs mediate an early birth
Mediterranean sharks are Australian immigrants
MicroRNAs mediate an early birth
Good news for 'good' cholesterol
Mediterranean sharks are Australian immigrants
Good news for 'good' cholesterol
UK science will be judged on impact
Correction
'Fishing down food chain' fails global test
Seven days: 12–18 November 2010
UK science will be judged on impact
Disease-in-a-dish approach gives clues to Rett syndrome
Funding woes afflict African herbal therapy institute
Disease-in-a-dish approach gives clues to Rett syndrome
Funding woes afflict African herbal therapy institute
US clamp-down on alcoholic energy drinks
Coral bleaching goes from bad to worse
US clamp-down on alcoholic energy drinks
Tumours grow their own blood vessels
Coral bleaching goes from bad to worse
Austrian physics institute saved from the axe
Tumours grow their own blood vessels
Solitary fish hit rock bottom
The birthday candles in your veins
Austrian physics institute saved from the axe
Cholera tightens grip on Haiti
Solitary fish hit rock bottom
Drugs to treat HIV found to prevent infection
Cholera tightens grip on Haiti
Drug giants turn their backs on RNA interference
Korean deaths spark inquiry
Drugs to treat HIV found to prevent infection
Lab animals and pets face obesity epidemic
Drug giants turn their backs on RNA interference
Lab animals and pets face obesity epidemic
Seven days: 19–25 November 2010
Correction
The roots of resistance
Microbiology: The new germ theory
Elusive protein factory mapped at last
Correction
Bespoke genetic circuits rewire human cells
Elusive protein factory mapped at last
Bespoke genetic circuits rewire human cells
Telomerase reverses ageing process
Sailing into the unknown
India blocks nuclear meeting
Telomerase reverses ageing process
Plants flowering later on the Tibetan Plateau
Sailing into the unknown
Complex synthesis yields breast-cancer therapy
Can European companies meet the deadline for registering chemicals?
Complex synthesis yields breast-cancer therapy
Mercury causes homosexuality in male ibises
Mercury causes homosexuality in male ibises
Stem cells: The impatient advocate
More species means less disease
Stem cells: The impatient advocate
Arsenic-eating microbe may redefine chemistry of life
Video microscopy reveals molecules in motion
Arsenic-eating microbe may redefine chemistry of life
Head of stem-cell agency reverses decison to quit
Video microscopy reveals molecules in motion
Head of stem-cell agency reverses decision to quit
Cancún week one: A climate of confusion
Head of stem-cell agency reverses decision to quit
Exposure to seasonal flu weakened armour against H1N1
Cancún week one: A climate of confusion
Basel Declaration defends animal research
Bone-boring worm once had a taste for birds
River chief resigns
Basel Declaration defends animal research
Left turn saves snails from snakes
River chief resigns
Is good luck at gambling all in the genes?
Stem-cell progress
Is good luck at gambling all in the genes?
Trial draws fire
Women scientists must speak out
Trial draws fire
Islands champion tuna ban
Food: A taste of things to come?
Islands champion tuna ban
Baby's genome hidden in mother's blood
NIH director wins bid for translational medicine centre
Baby's genome hidden in mother's blood
Epidemiology: Fear in the dust
Epidemiology: Fear in the dust
Evolution of potato blight pathogen traced
Letters defend Nobel laureate against Nazi charges
Evolution of potato blight pathogen traced
LHC plans extra year for Higgs hunt
Lack of support keeps African discoveries languishing in labs
Human intestinal tissue grown in the lab
LHC plans extra year for Higgs hunt
Lack of support keeps African discoveries languishing in labs
The bridge between lab and clinic
German research centre widens misconduct probe
Fish-farm lice acquitted of killing wild fish
Hydrogen production comes naturally to ocean microbe
Developers call for handy lab aids
Slim spoils for obesity drugs
Hydrogen production comes naturally to ocean microbe
Germans cook up liver project
Germans cook up liver project
Plant biology: Growth industry
Drug development needs a new brand of science
Plant biology: Growth industry
Correction
Correction
Impacts of Canada's oil-sands operations 'exaggerated'
Impacts of Canada's oil-sands operations 'exaggerated'
From battlefield to bedside
From battlefield to bedside
Tide turns against corn ethanol
Rapidly developing countries are innovation champions
Tide turns against corn ethanol
Integrity policy unveiled at last
Rapidly developing countries are innovation champions
Love thy lab neighbour
Integrity policy unveiled at last
African elephants are two distinct species
Love thy lab neighbour
US Congress passes strategic science bill
African elephants are two distinct species
US Congress passes strategic science bill
Fossil genome reveals ancestral link
Genome 'census' reveals hidden riches
Disaster doctors may be using the wrong drugs
Disaster doctors may be using the wrong drugs
Seven-month-old babies can 'read minds'
German science benefits from pensioner power
Seven-month-old babies can 'read minds'
Smorgasbord of genomes for food lovers
Amygdala at the centre of your social network
Smorgasbord of genomes for food lovers
New year, new science
Human remains spark spat
New year, new science
Human remains spark spat
Why dire climate warnings boost scepticism
Researchers to drill for hobbit history
Why dire climate warnings boost scepticism
Researchers to drill for hobbit history
Legal highs: the dark side of medicinal chemistry
Chemistry: The trials of new carbon
Chemistry: The trials of new carbon
Legal highs: the dark side of medicinal chemistry
Women's tears contain chemical cues
Alzheimer's blood test 'most accurate' so far
Plans for marine protection highlight science gap
Pliable particles open door to drug delivery
Plans for marine protection highlight science gap
UK health research to be rehabilitated
UK health research to be rehabilitated
Drought-tolerant maize gets US debut
Drought-tolerant maize gets US debut
Anatomy of a brain injury
Cancer trial errors revealed
Peruvian biologist's defamation conviction overturned
Anatomy of a brain injury
University cuts show science is far from saved
Peruvian biologist's defamation conviction overturned
Seven days: 7–13 January 2011
People prove impervious to anxiety from genetic tests
Seven days: 7–13 January 2011
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Neuroscience: Thought experiment
Conservation biology: The end of the wild
Science fortunes of Balkan neighbours diverge
Band of bothers
Near-action shots of vital proteins
Future of food could be bright
Near-action shots of vital proteins
People prove impervious to anxiety from genetic tests
Transgenic chickens curb bird flu transmission
Move over
Future of food could be bright
Is breast not best for babies?
Transgenic chickens curb bird flu transmission
Gulf-oil studies stalled by scarce samples
Is breast not best for babies?
Cells snag top modelling job
Gulf-oil studies stalled by scarce samples
Lab fakery explored in interactive training tool
Race against time for raiders of the lost lake
Cells snag top modelling job
Friends connect on a genetic level
Arsenic sinks to new depths
Lab fakery explored in interactive training tool
Arsenic sinks to new depths
Friends connect on a genetic level
Cholera vaccine plan splits experts
France mulls embryo research reform
Report supports embryo genetic tests in Germany
Cholera vaccine plan splits experts
Report supports embryo genetic tests in Germany
Seven days: 14–20 January 2011
Corrections
Slime moulds prosper on the microfarm
Seven days: 14–20 January 2011
Double whammy for HIV
Corrections
Cholera care fails to reach rural Haitians
Double whammy for HIV
West Africa's toxic problem
Cholera care fails to reach rural Haitians
Orcas find shark diet a real grind
Salt-loving microbe forges its own path
Orcas find shark diet a real grind
Salt-loving microbe forges its own path
Coral marches to the poles
Theoretical walker struts its energy-efficient stuff
Coral marches to the poles
China spurs quest for human variome
Alzheimer's-disease probe nears approval
Tunisian scientists rejoice at freedom
Oust species to save ecosystems
China spurs quest for human variome
Sunbathing tadpoles make easy prey
Tunisian scientists rejoice at freedom
Seven days: 21–27 January 2011
Of course scientists can communicate
Sunbathing tadpoles make easy prey
Marine science: China's unsinkable scientist
Seven days: 21–27 January 2011
Central America: Panama's big ambition
Marine science: China's unsinkable scientist
Central America: Panama's big ambition
Revolution may end repression of academic freedom in Tunisia
Protein hormone boosts memory
Orang-utans join the genome gang
Early human migration written in stone tools
Arctic Ocean feels the heat
Revolution may end repression of academic freedom in Tunisia
Death-row drug dilemma
Early human migration written in stone tools
Kilogram adjustment courts controversy
Death-row drug dilemma
Malaysia leads way in environmental study of deforestation
Kilogram adjustment courts controversy
CJD diagnosis just got easier
Malaysia leads way in environmental study of deforestation
CJD diagnosis just got easier
Malaysia leads way in study of deforestation
Transgenic bacterium sparks row in French schools
Transgenic bacterium sparks row in French schools
EU advisers urge funding reform
Climate change threatens Europe's living standards
A last push to eradicate polio
A last push to eradicate polio
Seven days: 28 January–3 February 2011
Options for off-the-shelf blood vessels expand
Flaw in induced-stem-cell model
Seven days: 28 January–3 February 2011
Solution to medical mystery offers treatment hope
Options for off-the-shelf blood vessels expand
Solution to medical mystery offers treatment hope
Outdoor mosquitoes could defy control
Water flea genome offers revolution in toxicity testing
Outdoor mosquitoes could defy control
Fly brain structure illuminated
Brain implants have long-lasting effect on depression
Fly brain structure illuminated
Antipsychotic drugs could shrink patients' brains
Science gender gap probed
Brain implants have long-lasting effect on depression
Antipsychotic drugs could shrink patients' brains
University seeks to emerge from shooting's shadow
Egypt's youth 'key to revival'
Pharmaceutical industry must take its medicine
University seeks to emerge from shooting's shadow
Pharmaceutical industry must take its medicine
Seven days: 4–10 February 2011
Stem cells: The crusader
Corrections
Evolution: A can of worms
Criss-crossed nanowires can compute
Sex and violence linked in the brain
Corrections
Security focus hinders progress in Arab world
Sex and violence linked in the brain
These bones were made for walking
Livestock plagues are spreading
Pneumococcal vaccine rolls out in developing world
These bones were made for walking
Whooping cranes head back to Louisiana
Livestock plagues are spreading
Whooping cranes head back to Louisiana
Mutant stem cells can cause skin cancer at cuts
A new method of drug discovery
Irish science funding hangs in electoral balance
Mutant stem cells can cause skin cancer at cuts
Irish science funding hangs in electoral balance
Licence rules hinder work on rare disease
Religion: Faith in science
Dwarfism may stymie diseases of old age
Correction
Seven days: 11–17 February 2011
Increased flood risk linked to global warming
The con of convergence
Epidemiology: Every bite you take
Religion: Faith in science
Dumped drugs lead to resistant microbes
Genome databases suffer from the human touch
Dwarfism may stymie diseases of old age
Experts tangle over energy-efficiency 'rebound' effect
Dumped drugs lead to resistant microbes
Experts tangle over energy-efficiency 'rebound' effect
Genetic engineering brings cloned crops closer
Of femurs and fertility
US states strive to cull grey wolves
Filamentous figments in the Apex Cherts
US states strive to cull grey wolves
Dissecting New Zealand's deadly quake
Dissecting New Zealand's deadly quake
Oil droplets mimic early life
Faculty members in conflict with president of Japanese university
Unpublished results hide the decline effect
Oil droplets mimic early life
Seven days: 18–24 February 2011
Unpublished results hide the decline effect
Animal research: Battle scars
Animal Research: The radical
'Walking cactus' is arthropods' lost relative
Mega-drought threat to US Southwest
Seven days: 18–24 February 2011
A metaphor too far
Animal research: Battle scars
Brain damage on the playing field
A metaphor too far
Rare sulphur dominates the deep
Young mammal hearts heal themselves
Brain damage on the playing field
Meat-growing researcher suspended
Rare sulphur dominates the deep
Meat-growing researcher suspended
Homecoming queen
Beautiful theory collides with smashing particle data
Budget woes sink marine archive
Homecoming queen
China faces up to 'terrible' state of its ecosystems
Targeted gene editing enters clinic
Budget woes sink marine archive
Epidemiology: Study of a lifetime
Moths diversify without changing diet
Epidemiology: Study of a lifetime
Seven days: 25 February–3 March 2011
Deep future of drug discovery
Moths diversify without changing diet
Traditional drug-discovery model ripe for reform
Climate-smart agriculture is needed
Deep future of drug discovery
Science education: Research on the reservation
Climate-smart agriculture is needed
How tumours resist chemotherapy
Libya's 'extraordinary' archaeology under threat
Science education: Research on the reservation
Enzyme can strengthen memories
Seafront property attracts ancient Californians
How tumours resist chemotherapy
Seafront property attracts ancient Californians
Enzyme can strengthen memories
Spanish researchers campaign to change science law
Stretchy electronics promises speedier heart surgery
Stretchy electronics promises speedier heart surgery
Out of southern Africa
Counting the carbon cost of peatland conversion
The widget-free way to foamy stout
Out of southern Africa
Stretchy electronics promise speedier heart surgery
The aliens haven't landed
Environment: Earth's acid test
The aliens haven't landed
Risky energy research faces uncertain future
Structural biology: Breaking the protein rules
Environment: Earth's acid test
Diamonds deliver on cancer treatment
How the penis lost its spikes
Correction
Do gut bacteria worsen malnourishment?
First lupus drug in half a century approved
Diamonds deliver on cancer treatment
European Court of Justice rejects stem cell patents
Do gut bacteria worsen malnourishment?
Seed banks susceptible to sham samples
Seed banks susceptible to sham samples