Volume 7, Number 12 March 24, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Water on Mars Supernovae Nanophotonics High-energy cosmic rays Solitons Global warming Ultra-fast, ultra-intense lasers DNA nanotechnology Diophantine equations Three-dimensional data storage Protoplanetary systems Supersymmetry Matter-antimatter asymmetry Terahertz radiation Gamma-ray bursts Extrasolar planets Solar cells Entanglement and quantum theory Fuel cells Robotics KT mass extinction Water on Titan Spintronics Planetary formation Molecular electronics James Webb Space Telescope Quantum decoherence Hydrogen storage Superconductivity Quantum communications Gondwana Nanotechnology Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Quantum dot data storage Galaxy evolution Quantum information Permian-Triassic mass extinction Life sciences Brain-imaging studies Cancer biology Homo floresiensis Adaptation of neural networks to perceptual stimuli Visual depth perception MicroRNA and tissue regeneration Probiotic bacteria and cytokines Mammalian egg yolks Animal complexity and evolution Fungi and the evolution of sex chromosomes Transposons Gene expression, obesity, and disease Computer study of DNA stability near hydrothermal vents Metagenomics Monogamy Hominid bipedalism Ediacaran fauna Variability of protein structure Designer enzymes Molecular evolution Neanderthals and genetic drift Nogo receptors and neuroplasticity Insulin, aging, and lifespan Small RNAs in plants Telomerase Agricultural biotechnology Color vision DNA damage T cell homeostasis Intracellular transport MicroRNA and stem cells Human-specific genes MicroRNA and cancer Health and medicine Cancer Cardiovascular disease Autoimmune diseases Th17 cells and interleukin-17 Malaria Autism Rheumatoid arthritis Avian flu Schizophrenia Multiple sclerosis Tuberculosis Alzheimer's disease Stem cells Genetics and medicine Diabetes Lupus Prions AIDS Simulation of gene deletion therapy Antibiotics Blood vessels Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sleep apnea Resveratrol and diabetes Stem cells from therapeutic cloning Parkinson's disease Gene therapy Defenses of HPV from the immune system Metabolic syndrome

Physical sciences and technology

Water on Mars

1. March 17, 2008 - Fizzy water powered 'super' geysers on ancient Mars
2. March 20, 2008 - Chloride salts on Mars may have preserved past life
3. March 20, 2008 - Mars Salt Deposit Discovery Points To A New Place To Hunt For Life's Ancient Traces - also here
4. March 20, 2008 - Newly Found Martian Salt Deposits Suggest Ancient Life
5. March 20, 2008 - Mars Probe Spots Ancient Salt Deposits
6. March 20, 2008 - Hundreds of Salt Deposits Spotted on Mars

Supernovae

1. March 17, 2008 - An Oxygen Factory in a Nearby Galaxy
2. March 20, 2008 - Light 'echoes' help gauge supernova's fury
3. March 20, 2008 - Centuries-Old Supernova "Echoes" Detected
4. March 20, 2008 - Heavyweight Contender
5. March 22, 2008 - Powerful Stellar Explosion: An Action Replay - also here, here
6. April 21, 2008 - Echo of Ancient Cosmic Explosion Seen

Nanophotonics

1. March 17, 2008 - Nanophotonic switch device for routing light on a chip scale

High-energy cosmic rays

1. March 18, 2008 - Fly's eye detector spies cosmic-ray cut-off
2. March 21, 2008 - Study confirms 1966 prediction: The most energetic particles in the universe are not from the neighborhood - also here

Solitons

1. March 18, 2008 - First unchanging 'soliton' wave found in space

Global warming

1. March 18, 2008 - Thickest, oldest Arctic ice is melting
2. March 18, 2008 - Arctic losing long-term ice cover
3. March 19, 2008 - Arctic Sea Ice Still At Risk Despite Cold Winter, NASA Says - also here, here
4. March 19, 2008 - Perennial Arctic Ice Cover Diminishing, Officials Say
5. March 20, 2008 - Arctic Sea Ice Builds, But Vulnerable - also here, here
6. March 20, 2008 - Global Warming Rushes Timing of Spring - also here
7. March 23, 2008 - Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming

Ultra-fast, ultra-intense lasers

1. March 18, 2008 - Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser Has Clean-cut Advantage

DNA nanotechnology

1. March 18, 2008 - DNA-Guided Nanoparticle Assembly

Diophantine equations

1. March 18, 2008 - Mathematicians Find New Solutions To An Ancient Puzzle

Three-dimensional data storage

1. March 18, 2008 - Information Storage in Three Dimensions

Protoplanetary systems

1. March 18, 2008 - Water Vapor Hints at Planets Forming Around Nearby Stars
2. March 19, 2008 - Water Vapor Detected in Protoplanetary Disks

Supersymmetry

1. March 18, 2008 - Supersymmetry could be seen in ultracold atoms

Matter-antimatter asymmetry

1. March 18, 2008 - Flipping particle could explain missing antimatter
2. March 19, 2008 - Japanese particle accelerator hints at 'new physics'
3. March 20, 2008 - Glimpses of a New Subatomic Particle?
4. March 20, 2008 - New twist to matter-antimatter mystery
5. March 20, 2008 - Mesons could offer new clue in antimatter mystery
6. March 30, 2008 - Why Matter Matters In The Universe - also here, here
7. April 3, 2008 - Matter-Antimatter Split Hints at Physics Breakdown

Terahertz radiation

1. March 19, 2008 - Terahertz video transfer is foretaste of future wireless

Gamma-ray bursts

1. March 19, 2008 - The smallest telescope detects the largest cosmic explosion
2. March 20, 2008 - Death of massive star creates brightest burst ever seen
3. March 21, 2008 - NASA Satellite Detects Naked-Eye Explosion Halfway Across Universe
4. March 21, 2008 - A Stellar Explosion You Could See on Earth! - also here
5. March 21, 2008 - Universe's most powerful blast visible to the naked eye
6. March 21, 2008 - Powerful stellar blast sighted
7. March 21, 2008 - Stunning Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Detected Halfway Across Universe
8. March 21, 2008 - Stellar Explosion Is Most Distant Object Visible to Naked Eye
9. March 21, 2008 - Star Explodes Halfway Across Universe - also here
10. March 24, 2008 - A Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst
11. March 25, 2008 - Cosmic blast is 7.5-billion-year-old gamma ray burst
12. March 27, 2008 - World's First Movie Of Black Hole Birth

Extrasolar planets

1. March 19, 2008 - Scientists spot organic molecule on distant planet
2. March 19, 2008 - Whiffs From an Alien World
3. March 19, 2008 - Hubble Finds First Organic Molecule On Extrasolar Planet - also here, here
4. March 19, 2008 - Key Organic Molecule Detected at Extrasolar Planet
5. March 19, 2008 - Methane found on distant world
6. March 19, 2008 - Methane Detected on Distant Planet - also here, here
7. March 20, 2008 - First Whiff of Methane in Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere
8. March 20, 2008 - Methane spotted on distant planet
9. March 20, 2008 - Marker of life detected on distant exoplanet
10. March 22, 2008 - Local exoplanet revealed to be sizzling hot

Solar cells

1. March 19, 2008 - Toward The Next Generation Of High-efficiency Plastic Solar Cells
2. March 20, 2008 - Substantial improvement in essential cheap solar cell process - also here

Entanglement and quantum theory

1. March 19, 2008 - Loopy Photons Clarify 'Spookiness' Of Quantum Physics - also here, here

Fuel cells

1. March 19, 2008 - New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom
2. March 20, 2008 - Findings could improve fuel cell efficiency - also here, here

Robotics

1. March 20, 2008 - Climbing robot throws its weight around
2. March 20, 2008 - Robot Fetches Objects With Just A Point And A Click - also here

KT mass extinction

1. March 20, 2008 - Volcanoes fingered for 'crime of the Cretaceous'
2. March 20, 2008 - Gas-belching volcanoes may have killed dinosaurs

Water on Titan

1. March 20, 2008 - Titan's changing spin hints at hidden ocean
2. March 20, 2008 - Saturn's moon Titan may harbor underground ocean
3. March 20, 2008 - A Deep Ocean--and Life?--for Titan
4. March 20, 2008 - What's Up with Titan's Spin?
5. March 20, 2008 - Evidence for Ocean Found at Saturn's Moon Titan
6. March 20, 2008 - Saturn moon may have hidden ocean
7. March 20, 2008 - Saturn Moon May Have Ocean of Water - also here, here
8. March 21, 2008 - Signs of Hidden Ocean Underneath Titan's Crust
9. March 21, 2008 - Titan harbours hidden ocean
10. March 21, 2008 - Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust, Cassini Spacecraft Finds - also here

Spintronics

1. March 20, 2008 - Diamond "Spin-Bath" Gives Crystal View of Quantum Ripples
2. April 5, 2008 - Quantum Cocoon

Planetary formation

1. March 20, 2008 - Mars, Earth And Moon From 'Unique Planetary Nursery' - also here

Molecular electronics

1. March 20, 2008 - Bridge From Conventional To Molecular Electronics Possible - also here

James Webb Space Telescope

1. March 20, 2008 - NASA's Webb Telescope sunshield preliminary design review complete - also here, here

Quantum decoherence

1. March 20, 2007 - Physicists Bring Quantum Computing Closer to Reality - also here, here

Hydrogen storage

1. March 20, 2008 - Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter
2. March 24, 2008 - Tiny Buckyballs Squeeze Hydrogen Like Giant Jupiter

Superconductivity

1. March 20, 2008 - Iron-based high-Tc superconductor is a first
2. March 21, 2008 - New Family Of Superconductors Discovered

Quantum communications

1. March 20, 2008 - Single photons make the trek from space
2. March 29, 2008 - Quantum Channel Between Earth And Space? Firing Photons Makes Advance In Space Communication - also here

Gondwana

1. March 21, 2008 - Supercontinent was too heavy to hold

Nanotechnology

1. March 21, 2008 - Nano-breakthrough: Dramatic Increase In Thermoelectric Efficiency Heralds New Era In Heating, Cooling And Power Generation - also here

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

1. March 21, 2008 - MIT aims to search for Earth-like planets with Google's help

Quantum dot data storage

1. March 21, 2008 - Ultra-Fast Quantum-Dot Information Storage

Galaxy evolution

1. March 22, 2008 - From Dark Matter to Light

Quantum information

1. March 23, 2008 - 'Twisting' light packs more information into one photon

Permian-Triassic mass extinction

1. March 23, 2008 - Stinking seas not to blame for 'mother of all mass extinctions'

Life sciences

Brain-imaging studies

1. March 17, 2008 - How we judge the thoughts of others
2. March 19, 2008 - Politically Correct: Why Great (and Not So Great) Minds Think Alike
3. March 19, 2008 - Disgusting Videos Used To Study Coping Methods - also here
4. March 20, 2008 - Introspective Experiences Inform Inferences About Similar People -- But Not Dissimilar

Cancer biology

1. March 17, 2008 - 'Tumour factory' to accelerate cancer drug development
2. March 17, 2008 - Increased Hepcidin Expression: A Novel Oncogenic Signalling Mechanism - also here
3. March 20, 2008 - First 3-D View Of Anti-cancer Agent Reported - also here, here
4. March 21, 2008 - Neuronal Regulators Offer Potential Targets For Cancer - also here, here
5. March 22, 2008 - Molecular Science Could Further Improve Leukemia Survival, Researchers Say - also here, here

Homo floresiensis

1. March 17, 2008 - Hobbit Skull Suggests a Separate Species

Adaptation of neural networks to perceptual stimuli

1. March 17, 2008 - Populations Of Brain Cells Adapt To Changing Images

Visual depth perception

1. March 17, 2008 - Second Depth-perception Method Discovered In Brain - also here

MicroRNA and tissue regeneration

1. March 17, 2008 - Role for microRNAs in limb regeneration
2. March 18, 2008 - MicroRNAs Help Zebrafish Regenerate Fins - also here
3. March 19, 2008 - Zebrafish Enables Cell Regeneration Studies To Help Understand, Treat Human Disease - also here

Probiotic bacteria and cytokines

1. March 18, 2008 - Bacterial Combinations Do Not Result In Enhanced Cytokine Production, Study Shows - also here

Mammalian egg yolks

1. March 18, 2008 - How mammals lost their egg yolks
2. March 18, 2008 - Egg yolk gene loss was mammals' gain
3. March 19, 2008 - Loss Of Egg Yolk Genes In Mammals And The Origin Of Lactation And Placentation - also here

Animal complexity and evolution

1. March 18, 2008 - First 'Rule' Of Evolution Suggests That Life Is Destined To Become More Complex - also here

Fungi and the evolution of sex chromosomes

1. March 18, 2008 - Fungi Can Tell Us About The Origin Of Sex Chromosomes - also here, here

Transposons

1. March 19, 2008 - Reconstructing Jumping Gene: New Tool For Elucidating The Function Of Genes
2. March 21, 2008 - 'Jumping gene' may contribute to a premature aging syndrome

Gene expression, obesity, and disease

1. March 19, 2008 - Obesity Study Sheds Light On How Genetics Affect Risk And Onset Of Common Diseases

Computer study of DNA stability near hydrothermal vents

1. March 19, 2008 - Cutting-edge Computing Helps Discover Origin Of Life On Earth

Metagenomics

1. March 19, 2008 - Surprising Discovery From First Large-scale Analysis Of Biodiversity And Biogeography Of Viruses - also here

Monogamy

1. March 19, 2008 - Are Humans Meant to be Monogamous?

Hominid bipedalism

1. March 20, 2008 - Proto-humans walked on two legs in 6 million BC
2. March 20, 2008 - Bone Shows Hominin Could Walk Upright
3. March 21, 2008 - Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago, Thigh Bone Comparison Suggests
4. March 21, 2008 - New Analysis Suggests Earlier Start for Upright Walking

Ediacaran fauna

1. March 20, 2008 - Early life on Earth - no predators, plenty of sex
2. March 20, 2008 - Rethinking Early Evolution: Earth's Earliest Animal Ecosystem Was Complex And Included Sexual Reproduction

Variability of protein structure

1. March 20, 2008 - New Discovery Alters Longstanding Concept Of Fixed Protein Structure - also here

Designer enzymes

1. March 20, 2008 - 'Designer Enzymes' Created By Chemists Have Defense And Medical Uses

Molecular evolution

1. March 20, 2008 - Gene's 'Selective Signature' Aids Detection Of Natural Selection In Microbial Evolution - also here, here
2. March 23, 2008 - New Zealand's 'Living Dinosaur' -- The Tuatara -- Is Surprisingly The Fastest Evolving Animal - also here, here
3. March 24, 2008 - Laid-back lizard an evolutionary sprinter
4. March 27, 2008 - The rapid evolution of tuatara
5. March 30, 2008 - Sluggish reptile evolving at record speed

Neanderthals and genetic drift

1. March 20, 2008 - Skulls Of Modern Humans And Ancient Neanderthals Evolved Differently Because Of Chance, Not Natural Selection

Nogo receptors and neuroplasticity

1. March 20, 2008 - Keeping The Brain Sharp: Stopping A Receptor Called 'Nogo' Boosts Synapses In Brain - also here, here

Insulin, aging, and lifespan

1. March 20, 2008 - Insulin Has Previously Unknown Effect That Has Role In Aging And Lifespan - also here

Small RNAs in plants

1. March 20, 2008 - Small helpers in the genome coordinate defence strategies in plants

Telomerase

1. March 21, 2008 - Researchers Unmask Proteins In Telomerase, A Substance That Enables Cancer - also here

Agricultural biotechnology

1. March 21, 2008 - New Strategy To Prevent Genetically Altered Rice From Uncontrolled Spreading - also here
2. March 21, 2008 - Rice Breeding: Highly Specific Gene Silencing Successful In Rice - also here, here

Color vision

1. March 21, 2008 - Color Vision System Independent Of Motion Detection in Eye Sight - also here, here

DNA damage

1. March 21, 2008 - New Method Offers Insight into Radiation Damage to DNA

T cell homeostasis

1. March 22, 2008 - Survival Mechanism Of T Lymphocytes Uncovered

Intracellular transport

1. March 22, 2008 - Tug Of War In The Cells: Shedding Light On Transport Mechanism

MicroRNA and stem cells

1. March 22, 2008 - Protein protects embryonic stem cells' versatility and self-renewal - also here, here

Human-specific genes

1. March 23, 2008 - First Study Hints At Insights To Come From Genes Unique To Humans - also here

MicroRNA and cancer

1. March 23, 2008 - A MicroRNA Molecule Can Reduce Lung Cancer Growth, Study Shows - also here, here

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. March 17, 2008 - Vegetables tied to lower breast cancer risk
2. March 17, 2008 - Researchers study new drug and indications for heated chemotherapy treatment
3. March 17, 2008 - Frying Tumors Can Boost Lung Cancer Survival
4. March 18, 2008 - Ovarian cancer risk seen in DES grand-daughters
5. March 18, 2008 - What Change Does Prokineticin 2/Bv8 Have In Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma? - also here
6. March 18, 2008 - Parkinson's Disease Drug Might Work In Cancer Patients
7. March 18, 2008 - New insight into the genetics of brain tumor formation - also here
8. March 19, 2008 - Fewer but bigger treatments best for breast cancer
9. March 19, 2008 - Antibodies may point to early lung cancer
10. March 19, 2008 - Signaling System That Halts The Growth Of A Childhood Brain Cancer Discovered - also here
11. March 19, 2008 - Cancer Detected Earlier, Faster, With New Medical Imaging, Study Finds
12. March 20, 2008 - Cephalon wins U.S. approval for leukemia drug
13. March 20, 2008 - Testicular Cancer Gauge Often Not Used - also here, here
14. March 20, 2008 - Study Details Effects of Prostate Cancer - also here
15. March 21, 2008 - Scans Spot Hidden Tumors In Rare Cancer Syndrome - also here, here
16. March 22, 2008 - Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years Or More, Study Shows
17. March 23, 2008 - Test tells source of mystery cancers-researchers
18. March 23, 2008 - 'Killer' marrow transplant hope
19. March 23, 2008 - Women drinkers 'face cancer risk'

Cardiovascular disease

1. March 17, 2008 - The obese may fare better after stroke: study
2. March 17, 2008 - Genes That Reduce 'Bad Cholesterol' And Protect Against Atherosclerosis Identified
3. March 18, 2008 - Depression not linked to late heart attack death
4. March 18, 2008 - Chronic Sleep Disruption Can Cause Heart And Kidney Disease
5. March 19, 2008 - New Aspirin-like Substances May Provide Safer Way To Fight Heart Disease
6. March 19, 2008 - Overweight But Active: Vascular Benefits From Exercise
7. March 19, 2008 - Hispanics with clogged arteries at greatest risk of stroke, heart attack
8. March 20, 2008 - Few options for stroke victims; research continues
9. March 20, 2008 - Reducing Heart Disease Risk Naturally Post-menopause - also here
10. March 20, 2008 - A stronger heart with flavonoids
11. March 21, 2008 - Gene And Activity Level Of HDL-associated Protein Linked To Risk Of Heart Disease
12. March 21, 2008 - Cholesterol-associated Gene Variants Can Predict Cardiovascular Events, Study Confirms - also here, here
13. March 21, 2008 - Good Marriage Equals Good Blood Pressure - also here, here, here, here

Autoimmune diseases

1. March 17, 2008 - Romanian Community Provides Insight Into Genetic Factors Associated With Vitiligo - also here

Th17 cells and interleukin-17

1. March 17, 2008 - People With Job's Syndrome Lack Specific Immune Cells - also here

Malaria

1. March 18, 2008 - Anaemia defeats malaria by sheer numbers
2. March 19, 2008 - Blood Disease Protects Against Malaria In An Unexpected Way, Study Shows - also here

Autism

1. March 18, 2008 - Gene for brain connections linked with autism
2. March 19, 2008 - Mice Could Provide Clues To Autistic Behaviors, Study Suggests
3. March 20, 2008 - Autism Connected To Gene Central To Neuron Formation, Study Shows

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. March 18, 2008 - Vegan diet may help ease rheumatoid arthritis: study
2. March 19, 2008 - Vegan diet promotes atheroprotective antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - also here
3. March 19, 2008 - Vegan diet 'help' for arthritis
4. March 20, 2008 - Gluten-free Vegan Diet May Protect Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients From Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Suggests

Avian flu

1. March 18, 2008 - Gene study suggests China source of H5N1 virus
2. March 18, 2008 - Bird flu may mutate to human form in Indonesia: FAO - also here
3. March 18, 2008 - UN: Indonesia Failing in Bird Flu Fight
4. March 19, 2008 - India culls chickens to stop bird flu spreading
5. March 19, 2008 - India expands culling zone to contain bird flu
6. March 20, 2008 - Booster patch helps bird flu vaccine: study
7. March 20, 2008 - Indonesia's bird flu situation 'grave'

Schizophrenia

1. March 18, 2008 - Oestrogen may help treat schizophrenia

Multiple sclerosis

1. March 18, 2008 - New Drug Protects Nerve Cells From Damage In Mice
2. March 23, 2008 - Eye Test Peers Into Heat-related Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - also here, here

Tuberculosis

1. March 18, 2008 - Inhaled Tuberculosis Vaccine More Effective Than Traditional Shot, Study Suggests
2. March 18, 2008 - New Chemical Can Kill Latent Tuberculosis Bacteria, Study Shows
3. March 23, 2008 - Tuberculosis Bacterium Is Double-protected, 3-D Images Show

Alzheimer's disease

1. March 18, 2008 - Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug Target Identified - also here
2. March 19, 2008 - One In Six Women, One In Ten Men At Risk For Alzheimer's Disease In Their Lifetime - also here, here
3. March 19, 2008 - Link Between Alzheimer's And Stroke Illuminated - also here

Stem cells

1. March 18, 2008 - New Hope For Regenerating Damaged Human Retina: Sleeping Stem Cells Successfully Awakened - also here, here
2. March 20, 2008 - Coming soon: Cell therapies for diabetes, cancer? - also here

Genetics and medicine

1. March 18, 2008 - Genetic links to disease, disorders offer hope for treatment
2. March 18, 2008 - Applying genomic medicine into clinical practice for chronic diseases still in the early stages
3. March 19, 2008 - Genetics explosion changing face of medicine
4. March 20, 2008 - Genomic Medicine Coming: Health Professionals, Public Unprepared

Diabetes

1. March 18, 2008 - Genes Point to Varied Diabetes Subtypes - also here
2. March 20, 2008 - Cognitive impairment may precede type 2 diabetes
3. March 21, 2008 - Uric Acid May Provide Early Clues To Diabetic Kidney Disease - also here, here

Lupus

1. March 19, 2008 - Severe lupus may respond to drug combo

Prions

1. March 19, 2008 - New Insights Into Mad Cow Disease: Diversity Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agents Discovered - also here

AIDS

1. March 19, 2008 - HIV 'Switch' Research Offers Promise
2. March 20, 2008 - Some people may transmit weaker AIDS virus: study
3. March 20, 2008 - How Stealthy HIV Protein Gets Into Cells - also here, here
4. March 21, 2008 - Stealth mutant HIV could hold key to vaccine
5. March 21, 2008 - Infection With A Mutated HIV Strain Results In Better Survival
6. March 21, 2008 - Vaccine Failure Is Setback in AIDS Fight

Simulation of gene deletion therapy

1. March 19, 2008 - Work With Power Grids Leads To Cell Biology Discovery - also here

Antibiotics

1. March 19, 2008 - Older drugs no match against drug-resistant infections

Blood vessels

1. March 20, 2008 - How to print out a blood vessel

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1. March 20, 2008 - Staph-caused pneumonia more common: CDC
2. March 20, 2008 - Community-acquired Staph Pneumonia Appears More Common, Including MRSA - also here, here

Sleep apnea

1. March 20, 2008 - Molecular Biology Of Sleep Apnea Could Lead To New Treatments

Resveratrol and diabetes

1. March 20, 2008 - Grape Skin Compound Fights The Complications Of Diabetes - also here, here

Stem cells from therapeutic cloning

1. March 21, 2008 - Therapeutic cloning creates perfect match
2. March 22, 2008 - Therapeutic cloning treats Parkinson's disease in mice - also here, here
3. March 23, 2008 - Therapeutic cloning used to treat brain disease
4. March 23, 2008 - Cloned cells treat Parkinson's in mice
5. March 23, 2008 - Cloning treats mouse Parkinson's
6. March 24, 2008 - Therapeutic Cloning Shows Promise for Parkinson's Disease
7. March 24, 2008 - Cloned mice cells treat Parkinson's

Parkinson's disease

1. March 21, 2008 - Impaired Sense Of Smell May Be Early Indicator Of Parkinson's Disease - also here
2. March 22, 2008 - Promising Research On The Susceptibility To And Drug Targets For Parkinson's Disease - also here
3. March 23, 2008 - Gene Linked To Development Of The Parkinson's Disease In Those With Family History Identified - also here

Gene therapy

1. March 21, 2008 - Safer Gene Therapy May Be Possible Using Novel Approach
2. March 23, 2008 - Gene Therapy Can Cause Leukemia In Large Animals

Defenses of HPV from the immune system

1. March 22, 2008 - Serious Weakness Found In Virus Responsible For Most Cervical Cancer - also here

Metabolic syndrome

1. March 22, 2008 - Dietary Guidelines Associated With Lower Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome

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