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  1. Health & Medicine

    Mineral quashes deadly bacterial poisons

    Manganese supplement might someday help counter a virulent form of E. coli.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Proteins may warn of diabetic kidney disease risk

    Patients who have high levels of compounds called TNF receptors in their blood have a heightened risk of developing renal failure, two studies suggest.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Humans

    Seaweed study fuels bioenergy enthusiasm

    Munched by a manipulated microbe, ocean algae readily yield ethanol.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Health & Medicine

    Sleep solidifies bad feelings

    A night of slumber reinforces not just traumatic memories but the negative emotions that go with them, one study finds.