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Liars' Brains Wired Differently

A USC study has found the first proof of structural brain abnormalities in people who habitually lie, cheat and manipulate others.
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Researchers Predict Infinite Genomes

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Life sciences news // 22 September, 2005 03:09:25
 Ever since the genomics revolution took off, scientists have been busily deciphering vast numbers of genomes. Cataloging. Analyzing. Comparing. Public databases hold 239 complete bacterial genomes alone.

Columbia scientists develop cancer "terminator" viruses

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Life sciences news // 19 September, 2005 10:09:23
 Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center continue to make strides in their work to develop the next generation of effective viral-based therapies for cancer.

University of Chicago researchers find human brain still evolving

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Life sciences news // 10 September, 2005 10:09:58
 Human evolution, University of Chicago researchers report, is still under way in what has become our most important organ: the brain. In two related papers, published in the September 9, 2005, issue of Science, they show that two genes linked to brain size are rapidly evolving in humans.

RNA Research Reveals New Responsibilities

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Life sciences news // 08 September, 2005 12:09:23
 For decades, the "other" genetic material, RNA (ribonucleic acid), was thought to play a supporting role to its more famous counterpart, DNA. After all, protein production requires DNA-based genetic information to be converted to transient RNA molecules, which cells use as blueprints to build the proteins, in a process that relegates RNA to its subsidiary reputation.

Brain structures related to asthma attack severity

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Life sciences news // 30 August, 2005 08:08:54
 The mere mention of a stressful word like "wheeze" can activate two brain regions in asthmatics during an attack, and this brain activity may be associated with more severe asthma symptoms, according to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and collaborators

Scientists make first step towards growing human lungs for transplant

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Life sciences news // 24 August, 2005 09:08:32
 Scientists have successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into lung cells, taking a first step towards building human lungs for transplantation.

Wiring the Brain at the Nanoscale

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Life sciences news // 09 July, 2005 10:07:32
 Nanowires in blood vessels may help monitor, stimulate neurons in the brain.

Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer

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Life sciences news // 27 June, 2005 08:06:59
 The theory that the mind works like a computer, in a series of distinct stages, was an important steppingstone in cognitive science, but it has outlived its usefulness, concludes a new Cornell University study.

Mysterious Cancer

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Life sciences news // 09 May, 2005 07:05:09
 Researchers agree that space radiation can cause cancer. They're just not sure how.

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