Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World August 2, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Bad Milk Leads to Bald Mice Breast isn't always best, according to research showing that milk-producing mammary cells lacking a hormone called PPAR produce milk that is toxic to their pups, causing inflammation and hair loss.
Chemistry World August 2, 2007 Victoria Gill	Europe Poised for a Surge in Generic Drugs The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human use has recommended the approval of a schizophrenia treatment which is the first generic drug to be assessed under Europe's centralized procedure.
Geotimes August 2007 Megan Sever	Genetic Discovery Yields Stronger Plants Researchers have discovered a gene in a variety of rice that allows rice plants to grow better in low-nutrient conditions and may in fact actually enhance plant growth.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Simon A. Cole	Double Helix Jeopardy DNA databases help solve crimes but some say they also aid and abet racial discrimination. Can there be a compromise between the desire for privacy and the need for crime control?
Chemistry World July 30, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Cell Transplant Hope for Diabetes Sufferers Iron-based 'magnetocapsules' of insulin-producing cells could help doctors use cell transplants to treat type I diabetes.
Popular Mechanics September 2007 Matt Sullivan	Vanishing Bees May Get By with a Little Help from the Army Top DNA scientists determined that the killer bee phenomenon is probably caused by a virus. But identifying specific viruses is a slow, painstaking process. That's where the Army's Integrated Virus Detection System (IVDS) comes in.
Chemistry World August 2007 Philip Ball	Opinion: The Crucible The twist on DNA
Science News July 28, 2007	Science Safari: Bee All Here's a site to learn more about the important role honeybees play in plant health and agriculture.
Chemistry World July 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Shortcut Protein Synthesis Ditches Amino Acids Chinese chemists have demonstrated a speedy way to make polypeptides by avoiding the costly tedium of linking together amino acids.
Reactive Reports Issue 67 David Bradley	Fairytale Insulin Substitute People with type I diabetes could one day be prescribed an extract from pumpkins that will drastically cut their reliance on daily insulin injections.
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