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  1. Physics

    Inside Plastic Transistors: Crystal-clear window opens on hidden flows

    By creating a new type of plastic transistor, researchers have identified crucial details regarding electric flow through plastic semiconductors.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Health & Medicine

    Suicide Watch: Antidepressants get large-scale inspection

    Data from the United Kingdom indicate that depressed patients attempt and complete suicides at an elevated rate in the 3 months after starting to take any of four antidepressant drugs.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Earth

    Skin proves poor portal for arsenic in treated wood

    Direct contact with old-style pressure-treated lumber should pose little risk that arsenic will penetrate the skin.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    New cholesterol guidelines advise more treatment

    Citing results from five recent trials of anticholesterol statin drugs, U.S.