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By ksharpe on July 24, 2006.

Today on ScienceBlogs:

  • Genetically-modified mosquitoes to control mosquito-borne diseases?
  • Mirror neurons: why have these flashy little cells received "massive, overblown publicity"?
  • Giant, gross, super-cool close-ups of bugs!
  • PZ Myers waxes lyrical about growing older, along with one's kids
  • A view of the post-Katrina medical infrastructure in New Orleans
  • Germany joins a coalition of European nations opposing embryonic stem cell research
  • Why "energy drinks" won't help you stay awake
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