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Horse sense
A new book explores the impact of equines on early American energy and transportation technology
By Lisa A. Fortier
Two-faced codon rewrites genetics?
In one tiny marine organism, a single DNA triplet can code for two different amino acids
By Elie Dolgin
Laborin' lizards
Head bobs, pushups, chin displays - life as a male defending your territory can be exhausting
By Margaret Guthrie
Video: Laborin' lizards
An early morning jaunt with a reptilian robot
By Elie Dolgin
Rethinking TB
New observations may turn scientists' understanding of the bug's pathogenesis on its head
By Bob Grant
FDA's morale spending irks Congress
The agency paid a consultant more than one million dollars to raise the spirits of FDA employees
By Bob Grant
New infrastructure $ for Canada
A new scheme pumps almost $40 million into efforts to attract researchers to Canadian institutions
By Elie Dolgin
The disputed rise of mammals
Generating the most complete evolutionary tree for mammals sparks debate and discovery
By Jennifer Evans
Britain wants your brain
A shortage of donated brain tissue is hampering research, scientists say
By Elie Dolgin
Priority setting at the NIH
Reflections on life at the agency, and some of the delicate negotiations that often precede funding decisions
By Harold Varmus
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Our Best Places to Work in Industry survey is now open, so rate your workplace today
By The Scientist Staff
Of cells and wires
The first step to computer augmentation and neuroprosthetics lies in the connection between nerve cell and metal. How are scientists bridging the gap?
By Edyta Zielinska
Big pharma backs CMV vaccine
Novartis partners with a North Carolina biotech on treatment for a virus that's one of the top causes of birth defects
By Bob Grant
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Two-faced codon rewrites genetics?
Elie Dolgin[8th January 2009]
Rethinking TB
Bob Grant[8th January 2009]
FDA's morale spending irks Congress
Bob Grant[8th January 2009]
New infrastructure $ for Canada
Elie Dolgin[7th January 2009]
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Call it a frozen scientific time capsule: In our January issue, we tell the story of data lost for 40 years, left tens of meters below sea level in the frigid waters of Antarctica. A new device can sink deep enough to spy on the experiments, left by benthic ecologist Paul Dayton. Click here for a video depicting the device in action, accompanied by an interview with Dayton.

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