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May 12, 2004

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-	Surprising 'Ultra-conserved' Regions Discovered In Human Genome By scanning the human, rat, and mouse genomes for matching regions of 200 or more DNA bases, the researchers found 481 regions that were completely unchanged.
-	Scientists uncover how the brain retrieves and stores older memories New insights into the involvement of the anterior cingulate cortex in remote contextual fear memory