July 21, 2005

Dinosaur breath New research shows that fierce meat-eating dinosaurs like this 67-million-year-old Majungatholus atopus had lungs not all that different from a sweet-singing, crumb-grabbing sparrow. (Nicolle Rager Fuller/National Science Foundation) Full story

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Predatory dinosaurs had birdlike pulmonary system
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Long-awaited results of Women's Health Study announced

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New research is needed to identify therapies and strategies to protect patients during this vulnerable time

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Blood vessel drugs halt cancer growth
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