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First comparison of rival genome projects shows differences in coverage, accuracy
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Are the Laws of Physics Changing?
Controversial study claims a fundamental constant may have shifted over time -
Seeing Through Gravity's Lens
A new technique passes test with flying colors -
Saliva Key to New Vaccine
A fly's salivary protein protects against a widespread tropical disease -
Fight Over Stem Cell Rights
University of Wisconsin, Geron Corp. square off over claim to embryonic cells -
Targeted Attack on Leukemia
New type of drug could kill the cancer and spare the body -
New Teragrid Goes Beyond Supercomputing
NSF launches powerful computer network for academic research -
Forest Prowlers Threaten Nearby Birds
Predators enter fragmented grasslands and take chicks -
Fat Kids: Blame Dad
Insulin gene inherited from father increases risk of obesity -
Hidden Damage of Insect Bites
Photosynthesis drops in the remains of munched leaves -
Malaria Mosquito Genome Gets Boost
Sequencers form alliance, hope to sequence disease host on the double -
Forests May Not Absorb Extra CO2
Excess global warming gas absorbed only for first few years -
U.S. to Fund Limited Stem Cell Research
Presidential speech leaves some questions unanswered -
Russia Backs Off Cold War-Style Rules
Academy of Sciences rescinds controversial directive -
Insects No Match for Invasive Weeds
Field studies show why biocontrol insects can't compete -
The Case of the Missing X-ray Source
New observation eliminates the usual suspects -
Land Plants' History Rewritten
DNA pushes back the age of the first plants -
For Birds, Crime Does Pay
Roseate terns that steal fish fledge more young -
Cloning Researchers Upstaged by Circus
Claims of potential cloners overshadow research discussion -
Genesis to Collect a Sample of the Sun
Mission will parachute back clues about the origin of the solar system -
Closing the Nitrogen Gap
Newfound ocean bacteria convert nitrogen gas to useful form -
Irish Scientists Get Pot o' Gold
Brain-gain initiative to reward science stars -
Mass Extinctions Face Downsizing
A careful accounting finds the paleontological books unbalanced -
Animal Dung Teaches History Lesson
Climate change in Arabian Peninsula recorded in hyrax middens -
Hormone Keeps Diabetes in Check
New role in sugar regulation discovered for fat hormone
