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Body & Brain: Science news of the year, 2008

Science News writers and editors looked back at the past year's stories and selected a handful as the year's most interesting and important in Body & Brain. Follow hotlinks to the full, original stories.

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- More than 2 years ago

Insulin-producing cells in mice, rats and humans are covered with the melatonin receptor, shown in green. Insulin is shown in red. The receptor is a link that begins a connection between sleep and type 2 diabetes.
Insulin-producing cells in mice, rats and humans are covered with the melatonin receptor, shown in green.