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  1. Letting the Dog Genome Out: Poodle DNA compared with that of mice, people

    Biologists have deciphered the DNA sequence of a poodle, an accomplishment that may help researchers study more than 300 human diseases that also affect dogs.

    By John Travis

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    Your article makes a common error. Whereas chicken pox is caused by one virus, a “cold” is a set of symptoms that can be caused by more than 200 distinct viruses. A better example for short-term immunity might have been pertussis or tetanus. Jennifer L. Bankers-FulbrightMayo ClinicRochester, Minn.

    By Science News

  3. Faulty Memory: Long-term immunity isn’t always beneficial

    Quickly losing immune-system defenses against some viruses may protect humans from far nastier bugs, a mathematical model suggests.