Publicity fears cancel gene talk

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The journal 'Cell' persuaded James German to cancel the presentation of his team's research on the gene believed to cause Bloom's syndrome, a condition whose victims develop many malignancies. Many journals and scientists believe that pre-publication publicity can make findings seem less noteworthy.

Scholarly publishing, Publishing industry, Management, Genetic research, Cell (Periodical)

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Cause of fatal outbreak in horses and humans traced

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An Australian research team has identified the fatal virus that affected both horses and humans with a mysterious disease. The previously unknown virus, equine meorbillivirus, is believed to have a native Australian animal as its natural host, but the host has not yet been identified.

Research, Australia, Cover Story, Diseases, Virus diseases, Horses, Horse diseases, Measles virus

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NASA's space biology program shows signs of life

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One finding reported at the 1995 Life Sciences and Space Medicine Conference concerned the impaired balance of rat pups that spent part of their fetal period in space. Papers on the causes of space sickness and on protein crystals grown in space were also presented.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Physiological aspects, Space flight, Life sciences, Growth, Space medicine, Crystalloids (Botany), Reduced gravity environments

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