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NMR spectroscopy platform to target the development of new therapeutic agents
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Male poison frogs become cannibals after taking over territories
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Open Science Prize goes to software tool for tracking viral outbreaks
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Study finds colorectal cancer rates have risen dramatically in Gen X and millennials
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Treatment of malignant brain tumor in children gets closer
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