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• Regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer
• Fellowships to assist 9 UC Riverside students secure doctoral degrees
• Geneticist receives EU funding to build DNA data matrix of ancient domestic animals
• AIBS names emerging public policy leaders
• Castaway lizards offer new look at evolutionary processes
• Gene related to fat preferences in humans found
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• Global extinction: Gradual doom is just as bad as abrupt
• Collective action
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• NYU Courant researchers weigh methods to more accurately measure genome sequencing
• New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers
• New study to assess 3 simple, cost-effective strategies to promote healthy aging
• New procedure repairs severed nerves in minutes, restoring limb use in days or weeks
• Breastfeeding and lung function at school age: Does maternal asthma modify the effect?
• Gamers on 3-D mission to save world, just don't tell them they are learning cell biology
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• Scripps Research alumnus wins International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge
• New RNA-based therapeutic strategies for controlling gene expression

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