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Chinese outbreak redoubles concerns about lab safety
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Using only electrons, physicists confirm a quirk of a nuclear force
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Brain protein hints at why it's so hard to quit cocaine for good
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Scientists create the first mammal born from two egg cells
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Imports to continue as beluga listed as threatened, not endangered
by
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Seventy-two new members and 18 foreign associates elected
by
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Craft will give Einstein a pricey high-precision test
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Spacecraft to be launched in the next decade would search for Earth-sized planets
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Long-term study finds cardiovascular benefits in people who eat less
by
Jay Withgott
Pioneer of evolutionary theory influenced his field for half a century
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Department of Energy to fund long-planned particle physics experiment
by
Donald Goldsmith
Extrasolar planet hunters add a new trick to their repertoire
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Proteins could aid diagnosis of the devastating neurological disease
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Southern Ocean experiment adds new fuel to the debate over ocean fertilization
by
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Calibration keeps birds on track for long migrations
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Richard A. Kerr
Slowing cog in the ocean climate machine could affect climate
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Constance Holden
Recent finds suggest symbolic thinking arose earlier than thought
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Dennis Normile
New global database lends a hand to gene hunters
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Early exposure to bacteria saves mice from autoimmune disease
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Simple change in gene activity gave freshwater species a new look
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Megan Mansell Williams
Flashy digs always impress, but mature females also like a song and dance
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Fossils suggest diversification of life happened earlier, slower than thought
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Kim Krieger
Kenyan troop's peaceful culture flouts the primates' loutish reputation
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Plants fortified with bacteria break down a common pollutant