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UMD partners with Fraunhofer, Signature Science on DNA screening technologies
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Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago
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Bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry, study finds
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How molecular scissors cut in the right place
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Neuro-immune crosstalk in allergic asthma
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Can a pumpkin-shaped molecule bring a different ending to ‘Breaking Bad’?
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Study splits incurable childhood brain tumors into 10 new diseases
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Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
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Fever during labor may present risk to mother
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Parkinson’s disease involves degeneration of the olfactory system
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Uncovering why psoriasis recurs
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National Eye Institute awards prize for ‘Retina in a dish’ competition
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Medical device recall rates linked to frequency of FDA inspector rotations says new study
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