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Focuses on the loss of sight in the aging population, according to the report, 'Vision Problems in the US.' Details of the study by Friedman et al at Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland; Indication that the four main causes of eyesight loss are diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and glaucoma; Mention of vision loss and research in Great Britain.

Reports on research which indicates that mice of normal weight who were given an intermediate dose of C75, an inhibitor of fatty acid synthase, regain their normal eating patterns after only a day, whereas obese mice continue to eat less and lose weight. Details of research by Daniel Lane et al of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland; How the researchers studied dietary-induced obesity in mice.

Reports on the findings of Craig Venter and his team at The Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Maryland that they might be able to create a species of bacterium from its building blocks. Results of the study; Ethical issues brought up by the findings; Prediction that genome-sequencing information from different organisms will resolve many issues; Speculation of a nucleic acid which preceded RNA and DNA.