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					20 March 2002 Initial tests on UK foot and mouth scare negative There have been no cases of FMD in the UK since September 2001. 20 March 2002 New evidence of prion structure Researchers revealed an unpublished new structure for the PrPSc protein. 20 March 2002 Anthrax vaccine safe and likely to work even against strains of the bacteria that have been engineered as weapons. 20 March 2002 TIGR studies anthrax genome Having a range of genomes could help catch bioterrorists and aid in designing drugs and vaccines 20 March 2002 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease update The UK Department of Health has issued the latest information about the numbers of known cases of CJD. 20 March 2002 Avian influenza Health officials have slaughtered 7000 chickens at a farm in the territory after a fresh bout of the potentially deadly bird flu virus. 20 March 2002 Vaccine developed for West Nile virus It is a hybrid vaccine made up of a combination of weakened forms of the viruses that cause West Nile fever and dengue fever. 20 March 2002 Chronic Wasting Disease detected in 3 Wisconsin deer CWD is not the same disease as Scrapie in sheep or BSE in cattle. 20 March 2002 Veterinary diagnostic laboratories A network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories would strengthen the US biosecurity. 20 March 2002 Possible association of Simian virus 40 and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma A monkey virus may be linked to a common type of cancer.		20 March 2002 Doubts cast on adult stem cell claims Adult cells grown in the same dish as embryonic stem cells fused spontaneously to make hybrid cells. 20 March 2002 Much of genome’s DNA is junk It was far too soon to expect novel drugs from raw genomic data. 20 March 2002 New knockout mouse Experiments have given the first hints of the role of a sub-region of the hippocampus, the area of the brain involved in memory storage. 20 March 2002 Traps in cell membrane control interaction Understanding the mechanism could help control molecular interactions. 20 March 2002 Cartilage sponge-like quality underlies arthritis joint specificity Joint cartilage is a passive surface that absorbs proteins from the bloodstream. 20 March 2002 Twins do not compete The presumption of huge losses of dizygotic twins in early pregnancy is unfounded. 20 March 2002 New role for hippocampal region questioned Many studies have suggested that the CA3 region of the hippocampus is involved in pattern completion. 20 March 2002 Summary from Nature Immunology Rapping integrins, Taming DCs, Independent NKs and MHC memory. 20 March 2002 sciBASE adds more digital journals Users may download an updated list of all the journals from which single articles can be digitally delivered.