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                 Opinion: Academia Suppresses Creativity    
By Fred Southwick 

By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific
innovation, leadership, and growth. 

                 Synthetic Genetic Evolution    
By Ruth Williams 

Scientists show that manmade nucleic acids can replicate and evolve,
ushering in a new era in synthetic biology.

                 Bird Flu Transmission in Mammals    
By Ruth Williams 

After much ado, Nature publishes the first report of a bird flu virus
adapted for transmission in ferrets. 

                 Stem Cell Suicide Switch    
By Megan Scudellari 

Human embryonic stem cells swiftly kill themselves in response to DNA
damage.

                 Opinion: Misleading Drug Trials    
By Daniel W. Coyne 

Amgen’s incomplete report on an early major trial of epoetin misled
the medical community about the anemia drug’s risks and
benefits—and helped make Amgen rich.

Brain Controls Paralyzed Muscles            
By Ed Yong

A new system decodes brain signals from the motor cortex of monkeys
and translates them into basic arm movements, despite temporary
paralysis.

Mismarketed Chemical Causes Concern            
By Sabrina Richards

An incorrect isomer of the kinase inhibitor bosutinib is circulating
in the biomedical research community, potentially throwing doubt on
study results. 

What Bugs Are in Your Gut?            
By Ruth Williams

Hundreds of samples of human feces reveal how gut microbes change as
we age and vary between people in different countries. 

Anti-inflammatory Factors Fight Bugs            
By Megan Scudellari 

A combination of antibiotics and the body’s own defensive
metabolites clears bacterial infections faster than antibiotics alone.

Six Threats to Chromosomes            
By Ed Yong

Researchers identify two new DNA repair systems, in addition to four
that were already known, that can attack unprotected telomeres.

Bacterial Insecticide Resistance            
By Ed Yong

By cultivating detoxifying bacteria in its gut, a pest called the bean
bug can become instantly resistant to a common insecticide.

Dangers of Disclosure            
By Ruth Williams 

Editors at PLoS Medicine suggest that merely disclosing conflicts of
interest is insufficient and possibly even counterproductive.

Opinion: Missing Methods            
By Irwin H. Gelman

A lack of methodological detail in the published literature threatens
the foundation of scientific discourse.

Pigeon GPS Identified            
By Megan Scudellari 

A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity,
and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Are Humans Still Evolving?            
By Sabrina Richards

Research on an 18th and 19th century Finnish population suggests that
agriculture and monogamy may not have stopped human evolution.

Jumping Gene Linked to MRSA Spread            
By Megan Scudellari  

A once rare mobile genetic element could be the cause of a MRSA
epidemic in Chinese hospitals.

New Target for Aspirin            
By Sabrina Richards  

New work on salicylate, a natural component of aspirin, suggests that
activation of the energy-sensing AMP kinase may underlie some of
aspirin’s health benefits.

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                  Telomere Basics    
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The noncoding sequences that cap the ends of linear chromosomes are
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                  Designing Transition-State Inhibitors    
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