The mystery of motor neuron disease: For more than 50 years this disease has baffled epidemiologists and physicians alike. But the mysterious illness may be about to yield its secrets to molecular genetics
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Second gene for epilepsy mapped
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Home thoughts from abroad: Oh, to be in Britain! Many of the scientists who have left for Europe and the US would like to come back. First, they told Mrs Thatcher this week, they need to feel wanted
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Science: Cell transplant relieves Parkinson's disease in rats
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Study throws doubt on site of 'manic depression gene'
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Forum: Prize-fighting can be fun - The controversies surrounding Nobel prizes
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The search for the cystic fibrosis gene: For nearly a decade, several teams of molecular biologists have struggled to be the first to find the defective gene that is responsible for cystic fibrosis. At last, a collaborative effort has succeeded
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