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Healthy oil from wild olives
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Expensive gene therapies raise challenges and opportunities: Expert panel report
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Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
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Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
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A new mathematical front to understand species coexistence
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Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease
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A DNA-based molecular tagging system that could take the place of printed barcodes
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New method shows great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
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Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone
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Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure
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Squid jet propulsion can enhance design of underwater robots, vehicles
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Ice-binding molecules stop ice growth, act as natural antifreeze
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Tracking flight trajectory of evaporating cough droplets
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AI helps detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography
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What’s for dinner? Dolphin diet study
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The craters on Earth
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First comprehensive major reference work on porous materials in 20 years
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