Subject: Selfish genes may drive out diseases

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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:08:17 -0400

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Selfish genes may drive out diseases

Genetic elements that select for their own survival could establish disease-resistance genes in insect populations

By Melissa Lee Phillips

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Paul Lauterbur dies

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Fire fly

UC Berkeley's Mike Levine almost became a physician. Lucky for Drosophila research, he didn't

By Karen Hopkin

Mass extinction effect on mammals disputed

A new phylogenic tree suggests ancestors of present-day mammals diversified millions of years after dinosaurs were wiped out, contradicting a popular theory

By Graciela Flores

What if humans were designed to last?

Experts across fields imagine a new way to solve the problems of human aging

By S. Jay Olshansky, Robert N. Butler, and Bruce A. Carnes

We die too soon

Wise Methuselahs could save the world

By Jack Woodall

Special feature: stem cell cloning needs you

In a unique experiment we're inviting you to participate in a discussion that will help shape our next feature on stem cell research

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One child, two fathers -- marmoset-style

Twin marmosets routinely exchange stem cells that end up in a range of tissues, even sometimes passing a sibling's genes onto offspring

By Chris Womack

Your guide to retractions

We've canvassed the literature for terms that may or may not mean quite the same thing as a retraction

By Andrea Gawrylewski

Stem cell funding in the NY pipeline

New York state legislators attempt to devise a budget and wrestle with conflicting language

By Andrea Gawrylewski

Calif. stem cell grant raises concerns

Public interest groups criticize decision to award CHA Regenerative Medicine Institute nearly $3 million

By Kirsten Weir

Best places to work 2007: Postdocs

How does your institution stack up against the competition?

By Ted Agres

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