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Minnesota starts to destroy stored blood spots
Court ruling that the state must get consent to store samples from newborn screening could hinder biomedical research.
Isotopes hint at North Korean nuclear test
Data suggest that the country has experimented with a fusion boost to its fission weapons.
Europe's research plan starts to take shape
Teresa Riera Madurell describes her goals for the Horizon 2020 funding programme.
Malaria death toll disputed
Study doubles official estimate, but scientists say its methods are flawed.
Norway to bring cancer-gene tests to the clinic
A pilot programme will use latest tumour-sequencing techniques to help guide cancer care.
Researchers feel pressure to cite superfluous papers
First survey to quantify problem finds that junior faculty are more likely to be targeted.
One genome from many
Researchers extract genome for single organism from water sample.
Questions hang over red-wine chemical
How resveratrol benefits health a matter of debate.
Global health hits crisis point
The Global Fund's drive to ensure sustainability and efficiency means that it may not be able to meet its commitments to combat disease, says Laurie Garrett.
Seven days: 27 January–2 February 2012
The week in science: sequencing stock rebounds after takeover bid for Illumina; drug companies and nations team up against neglected diseases; and turmoil at the Global Fund.

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