Humans
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Health & Medicine
Swine flu outbreak likely to continue, officials say
Even as public health data on the new outbreak change daily, biological information on the mysterious virus remains scant.
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Physics
Obama pledges 3 percent of GDP for research
Pledges for big budget increases for research, permanent tax credits for reseach by industry and more were announced today.
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Health & Medicine
Obama on the swine flu epidemic
New swine flu is "cause for concern," the President acknowledged this morning.
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Psychology
Males, females swap sex-role stereotypes
Analysis finds that mating strategies are not universal
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Health & Medicine
Birth control pills can limit muscle-training gains
Mildly 'androgenic' hormones in some birth-control pills appear to sabotage strength-building exercise.
By Janet Raloff -
Health & Medicine
Morning birds buckle under sleep pressure
Sleep pressure helps set the circadian clocks of early birds and night owls.
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Humans
ED in women: Drugs for men might not help
Women can experience sexual dysfunction just as men can — and for much the same reason — but the little blue pill will likely not solve the problem, new animal data suggest.
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Chemistry
Yeast bred to bear artificial vanilla
Researchers have co-opted fungi to produce the flavor more efficiently.
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Animals
Ants do real estate the simple way
Tracking ants with anti-shoplifter RFID tags has inspired a new, simplified view of how a colony finds a home
By Susan Milius -
Health & Medicine
Mom’s exercise helps fetal lungs mature
Cardiovascular exercise appears to benefit both mom and the baby she's carrying.
By Janet Raloff -
Agriculture
News from Experimental Biology
Senior editor Janet Raloff blogs from the 2009 meeting gathering dozens of societies together in New Orleans
By Janet Raloff -
Health & Medicine
Childhood leukemia worsened by genetic mutations
Mutations in JAK genes make childhood leukemia more dangerous and may offer a target for drug manufacturers.
By Nathan Seppa