http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080514/full/453267b.html?s=news_rss Sex simulator sheds light on condom ruptures. A side-splitting tale 10.1038/453267b Health and medicine Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080514/full/453270d.html?s=news_rss Hefty funds lay foundations for stem-cell facilities 10.1038/453270d Health and medicine Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080507/full/453140a.html?s=news_rss Doctors used to try out their surgical skills on animals before being allowed to work on patients. Now just a handful of US medical schools still have animal labs. Meredith Wadman asks if they've lost a vital tool. 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