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  1. Life

    Breast cancer gets genetic profile

    Insights from new data may help improve treatment for some types of disease.

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  2. Humans

    Feather finds hint at Neandertal art

    Plumage found at ancient sites may indicate capability for abstract thought among humans’ Stone Age cousins.

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  3. Life

    Birds catching malaria in Alaska

    The mosquito-spread disease may be transmitted north of the Arctic Circle as climate shifts.

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  4. 2012 International Astronomical Union General Assembly

    Science News’ coverage of the IAU meeting held August 20-21 in Beijing.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Nonstick trick in the brain

    Getting drugs into the brain has proved to be a nanoscale puzzle: Anything bigger than 64 nanometers — about the size of a small virus — gets stuck in the space between brain cells once it gets through the blood-brain barrier.