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Health & Medicine

Finding the golden genes

Advances in gene therapy could tempt some athletes to enhance their genetic makeup, leading some researchers to work on detection methods just in case.

Earth

Carbon sequestration frustration

Cradle-to-grave analysis of emissions from power plants suggests that capturing and burying CO2 could have environmental costs.

Life

H9N2 avian flu strain has pandemic potential

Just one change in a strain of avian flu virus makes it transmissible by direct contact in ferrets, but the virus still lacks the ability to spread by airborne particles.

Plants

Bittersweet fruits

A new study provides strong evidence that fruits harm predators with the same chemicals that, for example, give chili peppers their spice.