September 2006

• Mix and match: the hunt for what makes us human

  Researchers sift primate genomes for clues to why human brains are so different.

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  (6 September 2006); doi:10.1038/443008a

• Microarrays: Quality control

  Doubt is often cast on the reliability of DNA microarrays, but resources are becoming available to help researchers overcome many of the problems inherent in this technology. Michael Eisenstein reports.

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  (30 August 2006); doi:10.1038/4421067a

• Enzyme cuts out acrylamide

  Unapproved food additive could make baked goods safer.

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  (30 August 2006); doi:10.1038/news060828-2

• Neurodevelopment: How does the teenage brain work?

  Changes in the structure of children's brains may account for some of the risky business of adolescence, Kendall Powell finds.

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  (23 August 2006); doi:10.1038/442865a

• Cool way to pain relief

  Triggering cold receptors blocks off pain signals.

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  (21 August 2006); doi:10.1038/news060821-2.xml