Chauvet study gets the go-ahead

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Archaeologist Jean Clotte will lead research of the prehistoric paintings in Grotte Chauvet, France, discovered in 1994 and authenticated as the oldest known cave paintings. Although acknowledged as the leading authority in the field, Clotte had to enter a competition for the right to direct the study.

Archaeology, Cave-drawings, Cave drawings, Chauvet Cave, Clottes, Jean

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Joining forces to probe environment-health links

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The International Scientific Committee on Environmental Health was formed to fund research in Eastern Europe, where pollution-caused health problems abound but money for research is nonexistent. Potential benefits of proposed research for both the East and West are described.

International aspects, Eastern Europe, Pollution, Environmental health, Endowment of research, Research endowments, Europe, Eastern

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Protein matchmaker may lead new gene therapy to the altar

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Rapamycin, an immune suppressor, can link two proteins that usually would not link. The resulting heterodimer suppresses the immune system's T lymphocytes. This discovery could lead to advances in gene therapy.

Gene therapy, Proteins, Protein crosslinking

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