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Europe and U.S: “A Global Approach to Global Issues”
[PHOTOGRAPH] Alan I. Leshner [© European Communities, 2009—Joint Research Centre (JRC)]
In a Brussels address, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner says AAAS and European Commission partners must work together to address “the most important problems facing global society.”

Science: Gene Therapy Slows Brain Disease
[ILLUSTRATION] This figure represents four cells, four purified CD34+ (the CD34+ cell population comprises true hematopoetic stem cell) from patient P1. Image © Science/AAAS; courtesy of Patrick Aubourg]
An international team of researchers combined gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy to treat X-linked ALD, a fatal brain disease featured in the movie Lorenzo’s Oil.

Alberts, Zerhouni, Zewail Named Science Envoys
[PHOTOGRAPH] A desktop globe of the Earth
Science Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts, Science Translational Medicine Chief Scientific Adviser Elias Zerhouni, and Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail to serve as first U.S. science envoys.

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Personalized Medicine, 26-27 October: Featuring government, industry, and academic experts.

Kids' Science: AAAS posts a special Science news page for children on EurekAlert!, the AAAS Web Site for science news.

Science Talk, the AAAS Experts & Speakers Bureau: Searchable resource featuring bios, video and photographs.

 
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