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FY12 Spending Debate Comes to a Close

Congress completed, and the President signed into law, the FY12 appropriations bill. The $915 billion spending bill wraps up the remaining nine appropriations measures. The bill provides funding for programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National
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Rep. Rush Holt’s (D-NJ) Editorial in Most Recent Science

Science 16 September 2011:
Vol. 333 no. 6049 p. 1549
DOI: 10.1126/science.1211494
EDITORIAL:

Dueling Visions for Science

Rush Holt
Rush Holt is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District and has a doctoral degree in physics.

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Gray Hair, Tanning, and Skin Cancer - 9/27/06

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Dr. David Fisher
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Skin cancer is a common and potentially deadly human malignancy whose incidence is linked to sun exposure. It is, in principle, among the most preventable of human cancers. However, certain features of skin cells complicate our understanding of how best to prevent the disease and how to cure it.

Dr. Fisher’s research shows us clues to skin cancer treatment as well as prevention. These insights have been gained through the study of natural events affecting skin: the process of hair graying and the sun-tanning response. Through analyses of these normal events in everyday life, new opportunities have been identified for both prevention and treatment of skin cancers.