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2,691 results for: Monkeys
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Science News of the Year 2002
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.
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Science News of the Year 2002
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2002.
- Health & Medicine
Loosen Up
Bacterial toxin may lead to less painful treatments for diabetes and brain cancer.
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Embryo stem cells turned to blood
Human embryonic stem cells may provide a new source of blood and bone marrow.
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Brains show evolutionary designs
Mammal species exhibit basic types of brain design from which they have evolved a wide array of brain sizes, according to a new analysis.
- Agriculture
Downtown Fisheries?
Advances may make fish farming a healthy prospect, even for inner cities.
- Paleontology
Lemurs reveal clues to ancient Asian roots
A diminutive lemur species inhabited what is now central Pakistan about 30 million years ago, a new fossil find suggests.
- Animals
Music without Borders
When birds trill and whales woo-oo, we call it singing. Are we serious?
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Dolly Was Lucky
Scientists studying the data on animal cloning argue that cloning a person would be unsafe.
