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Mining’s effect on fish warrants better science-based policies
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Hidden in genetics: The evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates revealed
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Black nursing home residents, those under age 65 more likely to have repeat transfers to hospital, MU study finds
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Monkeypox virus on surfaces: no proof that contact can cause infection
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Prestigious NSF funding will enable UTSA professor to further demystify body’s metabolic processes
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When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause
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Technologies boost potential for carbon dioxide conversion to useful products
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Scientists decipher, catalog the diverse origins of Earth’s minerals; will inform models of life’s history, help find new minerals, habitable planets, extraterrestrial life
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Coral pathogen kills competitors in coral microbiota via prophage induction
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Protecting the brain from dementia-inducing abnormal protein aggregates
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TTUHSC School of Nursing’s Ashcraft named Fellow for the Gerontological Society of America
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New antibody detection method for coronavirus that does not require a blood sample
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Putting the brakes on a bacterium that is a major cause of GI distress
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Hearing better with skin than ears
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The formation process of unstable unknown radical states visualized clearly for the first time!
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Capturing the onset of galaxy rotation in the early universe
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