Who owns the past?

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Laws protecting the cultural and religious heritage of native peoples has enforced the reburial of ancient bones which archaeologists count on for clues to the history of civilization. Natives have won out over scientists in Australia, Israel and the US, threatening the future of the science.

Israel, Laws, regulations and rules, Archaeology, Native Americans, Native American antiquities, Antiquities, Australian aborigines, Aboriginal Australians, Cultural policy

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Zeroing in on how hormones affect the immune system

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Researchers are discovering that women's immunological superiority is closely tied to the reproductive cycle. Estrogens tend to enhance women's immune systems while androgens tend to suppress men's immune systems. Current research on gender-based immune system differences is discussed.

Analysis, Physiological aspects, Sex differences, Immunological research, Immunologic research, Hormones, Sex, Sex hormones

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Attacking the causes of "silent" infertility

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) may cause low grade inflammations that interfere with fertility in both men and women. STDs are a stronger risk factor for infertility in women because the diseases often go unrecognized and untreated.

Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases, Infertility

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