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Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." He has reported on such topics as space exploration, the human genome and climate change.

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The Health Scare that Wasn't?


Andrew Speaker's name has faded from the headlines since we were told he had an "extremely drug-resistant" form of TB--and now, if the early word is to be believed, we're finding it may be just as well. What we know...

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July 3, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

The Fat-Busting Potential of Neuropeptide Y


We generally shy away from reporting animal studies. It's not a judgment on their value to science, or on objections to how animals are treated; the problem is that the payoff in human beings may be far away--but television viewers...

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July 2, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (11)

 

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