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Stem Cells Undo Birth Defects
Stem Cells Undo Birth Defects
Transplanted stem cells restore normal behavior in brain-damaged rodents.
Obesity's Cellular Traffic Jam
Obesity's Cellular Traffic Jam
Research in mice reveals why brain cells become deaf to appetite-suppressing signals.
A New Web of Trust
A New Web of Trust
A protocol that could make the Internet more secure is finally being implemented.
The Year in Materials
The Year in Materials
Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.

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The Year in Biomedicine
Brain trauma among soldiers, a $5,000 genome, cellular switches, and insight into the brain's beauty.
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Magnetic Depression Treatment
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Wearable Media Center
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Build Your Own Super-Camera
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RFID's Security Problem
Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver's licenses with RFID truly secure?
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Our Past Within Us
The new field known as archeogenetics is illuminating prehistory.
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Recession-Resistant Medicine
Novel medical treatments thrive as investors get cautious.
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Interpreting the Genome
New technologies will soon make it possible to sequence thousands of human genomes. Now comes the hard part: understanding all the data.
A Way to Spot Cancer Early
A prototype device employs the same magnetic phenomenon used to write data to computer hard drives.
Robotic Weather Planes
Fleets of robotic aircraft could improve weather forecasts.
Platinum-Free Fuel Cell
A new fuel cell uses a cheap nickel catalyst.
Nanotubes Track Cellular Toxins
Tiny sensors can monitor cancer-causing agents and chemotherapy drugs in cells.
First Self-Healing Coatings
A paint additive will protect cars, bridges, and ships from corrosion.
New Ways to Boost Memory
Enhancing neuron gene expression may improve memory.
Cancer, Carefully Illuminated
A new imaging probe brings live cancer cells into sharp relief.
Are Social Networks Sinking?
The economic downturn and uncertain business plans could result in an industry-wide shakeout.

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Stem cell companies moving to products
Crain's Cleveland Business has an article reporting that investors and big companies are growing more interested in several adult stem-cell technologies. (Of course, given the ...
Super stethoscope
How FBI technology is driving a medical advance
Observatory: To Assist in Fusion, Researchers Arrange for Cells to Meet Cells
New technology may make cell fusion, which is an important tool in biological and biomedical research, more efficient.
Of cells and wires
The first step to computer augmentation and neuroprosthetics lies in the connection between nerve cell and metal. How are scientists bridging the gap?
Bending the President's Ear
A science adviser is only as effective as the president wants him to be, say the men who have held the job since Sputnik.

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