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Clues to Blast-Related Brain Injury: By Emily Singer | 09/08/2009 | 3 Comments; New research shows that explosions trigger unique damage to brain tissue.

New DNA Markers for Alzheimer's: By David Ewing Duncan | 09/06/2009; The genetic risk factors could help scientists predict and better understand the disease.

The Singularity and the Fixed Point: By Edward Boyden | 09/04/2009 | 65 Comments; The importance of engineering motivation into intelligence.

A Simulator for Brain Surgeons: By Tim Hornyak | 09/01/2009; A virtual-reality simulator promises safer operations and better training.

Modeling Diabetes with Stem Cells: By Jocelyn Rice | 09/01/2009; Reprogrammed adult cells could be used to reconstruct diabetes in the laboratory.

A More Sensitive Cancer Breathalyzer: By Lauren Gravitz | 08/31/2009; A new kind of sensor could one day be used to detect lung cancer.

A Beacon to Guide Cancer Surgery: By Courtney Humphries | 08/28/2009; A modified virus makes cancer cells fluoresce to better identify tumors.

Changing A Cell's Biological Battery: By Lauren Gravitz | 08/26/2009 | 1 Comment; A new method tested in monkeys for replacing mitochondrial DNA could one day prevent devastating diseases.

Creating a Heart Patch: By Karen Hopkin | 08/25/2009; A new approach builds heart tissue inside the abdomen, yielding better blood flow.

Biotech Bacteria Could Help Diabetics: By Emily Singer | 08/25/2009 | 3 Comments; Genetically engineered gut bacteria trigger insulin production in mice.

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