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October 2, 2005

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-	First Report Of Cancer Drug Gleevec As New Target Therapy For Pulmonary Hypertension Larger clinical trials in a controlled design to test Gleevec's safety and effectiveness are currently in preparation.
-	New Lifespan Extension Genes Found HST2 mediates SIR2-independent life-span extension by calorie restriction.
-	Study Identifies Gene In Mice That May Control Risk-taking Behavior In Humans The dosage of the Neurod2 transcription factor regulates amygdala development and emotional learning
-	Collaborative Cross To Provide Powerful Resource For Mouse Model Researchers Worldwide A thousand new strains of mice being bred at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of an international effort will provide researchers with a powerful resource for studying human disease.
-	Researchers Predict Infinite Genomes Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial "pan-genome".
-	Gene That Controls The Severity Of Asthma Identified Role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in asthma.