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-- Using a genetically altered common virus as a vehicle, researchers have successfully ferried healthy genes into the diseased nose cells of three people suffering from cystic fibrosis. Once they had infiltrated, the healthy genes restored missing cell functions and reversed the abnormality that causes the disease. The next step is to apply this technique to diseased lung cells. Cystic fibrosis is the country's most common fatal inherited disease.
-- It's true -- sunscreen does provide measurable protection from the harmful effects of the sun. An Australian study showed that people who use SPF 17 sunblock develop fewer...
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