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  1. Chemistry

    How to bug bugs

    New insights on how insect repellents work could eventually help scientists prevent the transmission of diseases like malaria.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Chemistry

    Tracking bird flu one poop at a time

    Mice can sniff out duck droppings laced with the virus.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Chemistry

    Deep-sea oil plume goes missing

    Controversy arises over whether bacteria have completely gobbled oil up.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    New gel seals wounds fast

    A synthetic material revs up blood clotting at low cost.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Health & Medicine

    Amphetamine abusers face blood vessel risk

    The odds of sustaining aorta damage are more than tripled in people who abuse or are dependent on amphetamines, a review of hospital records finds.