This Week in Science: Aug 22, 2008

Aug 22, 2008

The FBI is working to quell skepticism surrounding its asserton that Bruce Ivins was behind the 2001 anthrax attacks. During two press briefings, agency reps laid out how they built their case with a mix of science and detective work. First, CDC analysis of the anthrax powder showed that it was not a uniform population, and then Paul Keim's group sequenced the variants' DNA.

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Now Some New Council Members

Seven individuals have been named to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, ScienceInsider reports.

From Tweets to Concern and Disagreement

Retraction Watch reports that a series of tweets led to expression of concern for a PLOS Genetics paper, a move the paper's authors disagree with.

Puma Genetic Diversity Struggles

Researchers have sequenced pumas from North and South America to enable better identification of inbreeding, Cosmos magazine reports.

Nucleic Acids Research Studies Describe Cell Viability Signature, Han Chinese Genome Database, More

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: ways to find cell death or proliferation signatures, Han Chinese population genome database, and more.

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