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Health & Medicine

Closest look yet at lung cancer genes

A large study offers clues to the genetics behind lung cancer.

Neuroscience

Selective memory

Using genetic engineering and chemical manipulation, scientists erased the memory of a stressful experience from a mouse’s brain.

Humans

Middle schoolers earn top prizes in science competition

Five winners awarded top prizes in the Society for Science & the Public’s national science competition for middle school students.

Animals

Spider males good for mating, food

Expectant mothers, including spiders, need to eat well. For Mediterranean tarantulas, a male suitor tastes just fine.