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23 March 2010

Nearby bone cells may trigger some blood cancers

Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have found that genetic changes in bone cells - where blood stem cells reside - can cause mice to develop myelodysplasia, a condition that can lead to an acute form of the blood cancer leukemia
Nanotech robots deliver gene therapy through blood

Caltech researchers develop way to manipulate RNA to block genes that make a cancer growth protein
Iceland fears 2nd even larger volcanic eruption

Scientists say the eruption at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano could trigger a volcano under the thick Myrdalsjokull icecap to erupt

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23 March 2010

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