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  1. Humans

    Women’s chromosome division different from men’s

    Using fluorescent markers, scientists are discovering that men and women divide chromosomes differently. The research may help explain Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Physics

    Take the time to break quantum encryption

    A time-travel scenario permitted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity offers a bit of possibility for breaking quantum encryption.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Health & Medicine

    Gender matters in heart transplants

    Heart transplant recipients who get a gender-matched organ fare better than those receiving mismatched organs.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Treating viral heart infections

    Viral heart infections respond to interferon treatment, easing cardiomyopathy in some patients.