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Neanderthals could have spread as far east as central Asia and Siberia. Summaries of newsworthy papers include NO end to protein modification, Micro-managing HIV replication, The long and the short of fatty liver, The gene-mapper’s best friend, Learning in stressful times, HIV stuns immune cells and Mitochondrial downfall in Parkinson’s disease

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Early farmers in eastern China used fire and flood control to manage coastal swamps and turn them into the first known rice paddy fields. Summaries of other newsworthy papers include MicroRNAs & metastasis, Effective gene silencing, Processing with superconducting circuits, Lovelock proposes global warming fix, Taking dendritic cells into medicine

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Scientists in China have found that measuring potassium by gamma-ray spectroscopy is a cheap and easy way to assess weathering in rocks, which has implications for the construction and geotechnical industry.

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Summaries of newsworthy papers include In charge of biosensing, Fountain of youth and Finding co-dependent genes in fission yeast

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Serotonin is used faster in the winter by people suffering from seasonal depression when compared with a control group, according to research to be published in Neurpsychopharmacology this month. The research also shows that serotonin usage returns to normal both where depression is treated effectively and during the summer months.

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