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People

• Fertility expert Dr. Sherman Silber gives hope to infertile men and women
• Robotics competition brings a Final Four feel to St. Louis
• Washington University scientist Barbara Schaal named to presidential panel
• Fill 'er up - with algae? If Richard Sayer has his way, you will
• An evening with inspiring scientists, including a geneticist, a brain surgeon, and an astrophysicist

Health and Medicine

• Study finds no link between diabetes drug rosiglitazone and increased rate of heart attack
• From yeast to monkeys, dietary restriction extends health and lifespan. But can it work in humans?
• Genetic mapping battles childhood cancer
• Nanobees deal death sting to cancer in mice
• Give Kids A Smile - Volunteers provide free dental care to under-served children
• Ovarian cancer survivors share health care ideas for the Obama administration
• High altitude kick off for SciFest 08 - British medical team studies hypoxia at the top of Mt. Everest
• St. Louis scientists first to sequence a cancer genome

Biology

• Missouri Botanical Garden helps sprout new Encyclopedia of Life
• Mammalian mash-up: platypus genome reveals three animals in one
• Missouri Botanical Gardens adds 6 millionth plant specimen
• Researchers identify proteins making up mechanosensitive ion channels
• Single-celled bacterium works 24-7: converting light to energy by day, moonlighting at night

Environment

• Washington University scientists explore the bottom of the world
• Acid rain endures despite progress on many fronts
• Missouri Botanical Garden's "Global Garden" speaker series
• As Ameren considers its nuclear option, the question remains: Is nuclear power environmentally safe?

Physics

• Researchers reveal superfluid-superconductor relationship

Archaeology

• St. Louis archaeologist unearths Ancient Greek palace