BIOBOARD.

INDONESIA - Oil palm industry linked to Indonesia's forest loss SINGAPORE - Scientists discover protein responsible for DNA compaction SINGAPORE - Missing protein explains link between obesity and diabetes SINGAPORE - Novel use of fluorescent probe shines new light to finding future anti-cancer drugs SINGAPORE - Singapore scientists make breakthrough discovery in stomach cancer research using technology developed at Genome Institute of Singapore AFRICA - New vaccine against five livestock diseases in progress EUROPE - Combination therapy is more effective than monotherapy in removing beta-amyloid plaques from the brains of mice UNITED STATES - Combination vaccine for ricin and anthrax achieves simultaneous protection milestone UNITED STATES - Pseudogenes may provide clearer understanding of biomarkers UNITED STATES - Smell and eye tests show potential to detect Alzheimer's early UNITED STATES - Neurons, brain cancer cells require the same little-known protein for long-term survival UNITED STATES - Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]