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  • U.S. doctors begin first human trial of embryonic stem cells on paralyzed patient in Atlanta

  • Nissan reaches 20,000-order goal for its all-electric car ahead of schedule, despite the Leaf's limited (100-mile) range

  • Scientists think they have solved the disappearing-bees puzzle: a fungus and virus combination that is treatable

  • Obama to install solar panels on White House roof, prompting unflattering comparisons to Carter

  • Accident at factory in Hungary sends millions of gallons of toxic red sludge through villages and into the Danube

  • U.S. apologizes for intentionally infecting Guatemalans with venereal diseases in the 1940s during penicillin testing

 


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Scientific American Magazine Vol 303 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “News Scan” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 303 No. 6 (), p. 32
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1210-32b