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2,696 results for: Monkeys

  1. Health & Medicine

    Could this be the end of the monthly period?

    Two compounds stop menstruation in monkeys, suggesting that similar drugs might someday enable women to bypass monthly bleeding.

    By Nathan Seppa

  2. Mom’s eggs execute Dad’s mitochondria

    Sperm may tag their own mitochondria for destruction inside the fertilized egg.

    By John Travis
  3. Earth

    Algae Turn Fish into a Lethal Lunch

    Scientists demonstrated that some marine mammals have died from eating fish tainted with a neurotoxic diatom.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Clever Combo: Hybrid vaccine prevents West Nile virus in mice

    A vaccine fashioned from pieces of dengue virus and West Nile virus protects mice against West Nile fever, suggesting it might work in people.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Will new approach cure Chagas disease?

    Scientists may be able to disable the parasite that causes Chagas disease by targeting the enzyme it uses to make essential fats.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Humans

    Smallpox redux: World body suggests keeping the virus

    Fear of bioterrorism has led the World Health Organization to postpone its 2002 deadline for destruction of smallpox virus stocks so that scientists can refine current vaccines and improve defenses against the disease.

    By John Pickrell
  7. Animals

    Rebranding the Hyena

    Zoologists are hoping that long-term ecological studies of the spotted hyena will assist in dispelling the animal's undeservedly bad reputation.

    By John Pickrell
  8. Health & Medicine

    Brave New Drug: Compound stops cowpox and smallpox viruses

    A new drug called HDP-CDV stops smallpox virus from replicating in lab tests and cowpox virus from replicating in mice, suggesting it could work as a treatment for smallpox in people.

    By Nathan Seppa

  9. Science News of the Year 2002

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.

    By Science News

  10. Science News of the Year 2002

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.

    By Science News
  11. Health & Medicine

    Loosen Up

    Bacterial toxin may lead to less painful treatments for diabetes and brain cancer.

    By John Travis

  12. Embryo stem cells turned to blood

    Human embryonic stem cells may provide a new source of blood and bone marrow.

    By John Travis