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  1. Health & Medicine

    Huntington’s Advance: Drug limits disease effects in laboratory mice

    A compound that inhibits enzymes that act as stop signs for genes counteracts the movement disorders brought on by Huntington's disease, a mouse study suggests.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Tech

    Light Splash: Transparent pipes shape microstructures

    A new technique using fluid dyes in microplumbing to create miniature fluid-carrying chips improves the 3-D topography of these microstructures and makes that topography relatively easy to modify.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Materials Science

    Natural Healing: Nanothread mesh could lead to novel bandages

    A new material made from clot-promoting protein fibers may serve as a wound covering that speeds healing and never needs removing.