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  1. Psychotic Biology: Genes yield clues to schizophrenia’s roots

    Two genes involved in the transmission of glutamate, a key chemical messenger in the brain, are linked to the occurrence of the severe mental disorder schizophrenia.

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  2. Astronomy

    Big Bang Confirmed: Seeing twists and turns of primordial light

    The latest observations of the cosmic microwave background reveal that photons from adjacent patches of the sky have slightly different polarizations.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Immune gene linked to prostate cancer

    An immune-cell gene plays a role in predisposing men to prostate cancer.

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  4. Astronomy

    Found: Gamma-ray background information

    Resolving a 30-year-old mystery, astronomers say they have identified the source of the faint, high-energy glow of radiation known as the gamma-ray background.