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August 10, 2005

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-	Helping Smokers Quit Study reveals how methoxsalen, a drug that has been clinically proven to decrease smoking, interacts with and blocks the action of a protein that breaks down nicotine.
-	Interfering With HIV Scientists have found a molecule that interferes with the formation of infectious Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles.
-	Avoiding Regret In The Brain A functional imaging study shows that a brain region called the medial orbitofrontal cortex mediates the influence of emotions like regret on decision-making.
-	Protein -- Pure And Simple A new purification method offers scientists an efficient and budget-friendly tool for large scale protein production.
-	Diagnostic Methods Promise Smallpox Detection Researchers report on a diagnostic method that could be used to accurately detect smallpox.
-	Taking Complements Away Scientists have identified a staphylococcal protein that can block the complement cascade aiding the bacteria to escape detection by the immune system.
-	Targeting The Transcription Start Site Of DNA A new method of silencing gene expression is reported.
-	Cancer Suppression Puts Cells Under Arrest Four studies show that senescence does indeed get induced in vivo to put the break on cancer-causing genes.
-	Genes Responsible For Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified Study helps to shed some light on the genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the lung but not other organs.
-	A Structure Of Antidepressants' Binding Sites Scientists have now captured the crystal structure of a bacterial sodium/chloride-dependent transporter, which moves leucine across membranes.