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Football boosts bone development in boys
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Behind Green Eyes: New Species of deep-water hermit crab finds itself unusual shelters
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Everyday chemicals linked to chronic disease in men
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Low oxygen in Chesapeake Bay
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3 billion in funding and 31,000 funded projects
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Evolution of a bacterial enzyme in green algae
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Shortcut method in drug development
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DFG approves seven new research units and one new clinical research unit
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Between extinction and survival of endangered populations
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First aid kit in some living organisms helps fix DNA after lengthy sun exposure
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New analysis of rare Argentinian rat unlocks origin of the largest mammalian genome
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Creating music by thought alone
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