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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

   
Naked DNA Could Prevent Impotence
Preliminary findings from the first human trial of gene therapy against erectile dysfunction found the two patients given the highest doses of the treatment had clinically significant and sustained improvements for up to six months.
Gene for Pregnant Male Fish Found
A new gene discovered in the gulf pipefish hints as to how a family of fish came to adopt male pregnancy.
Neanderthals Were Cannibals, Study Confirms
You think you have it rough. Neanderthal remains in Spain show how these ancient human cousins lived and died.
 

 
Diarrhea Hits the Road
The construction of highways in an isolated part of northern Ecuador correlated with an increase in the infection rates of diarrheal pathogens in nearby villages, possibly highlighting how human-influenced habitat changes can impact public health.
Life's Little Mysteries
Why are Ears Shaped So Strangely? Find out, and return daily for investigations into the world around you.
Image of the Day: Mending a Broken Heart
The heart of a red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, an amphibian that comes from the wetlands of North America, can be completely repaired following damage.

 
 
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