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Chemistry World December 13, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Semen Protein Raises HIV Infection Risk Scientists have identified a protein in human semen that increases the risk of HIV infection up to 100,000 fold. The discovery could provide new drug targets and strategies for combating the global AIDS epidemic.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Jim Schnabel	Oxygen on the Brain An ancient cellular program to protect cells when oxygen is low seems crucial for the production of new brain cells.
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams	Releasing the Brakes on Cell Fate Converting one cell type directly into another is a kind of modern-day alchemy, an ultimate goal in biological research. But unlike turning base metals into gold, changing a cell's identity is feasible, new research shows.
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Chemistry World June 29, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Engineered Enzyme to Excise Aids Current HIV/AIDS treatments suppress the virus's life-cycle without curing the disease. Now, German researchers are pioneering a strategy that might help to eradicate the virus altogether.
Chemistry World June 13, 2011 Laura Howes	Cells turned into living lasers with fluorescent protein With a little help from a fluorescent protein, mammalian cells have been transformed into living lasers. This discovery could help improve imaging of living cells, enabling researchers to explore what's going on inside.
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Sarah C.P. Williams	The Twists and Turns of Immunity Fred Alt has built a career making sense of the immune system -- specifically, the diverse antibodies that fight off invading molecules, from viruses to cancer cells to pollen.
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HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Fruit Fly Cells Don't All Know What Sex They Are HHMI scientists have now found that many cells in male and female fruit flies not only look the same, they are more identical at a molecular level than was previously thought.
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BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Rob Waters	Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed.
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