Splitfin flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to illuminate plankton
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Quinoa genome accelerates solutions for food security
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New species of amoeba is named after a character in The Lord of the Rings
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Better scaffolds help scientists study cancer
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Georgia State biologist receives $1.8 million NIH grant to investigate pain treatment for elderly
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Hijacking bacteria to kill cancer
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Professor Emanuele Orgiu joins the Young Academy of Europe
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Ludwig research will shift how cancer diversity and resistance are understood and studied
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New Oxford University study shows some animal welfare issues get more media
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Data on blue whales off California helps protect their distant relatives
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Grow, mow, mulch: Finding lawn’s value
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Designer compound may untangle damage leading to some dementias
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UCI scientists create organs-on-chips for large-scale drug screening
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Penn researchers are among the first to grow a versatile 2-dimensional material
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Study of complex genetic region finds hidden role of NCF1 in multiple autoimmune diseases
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This Week from AGU: Greenland Ice Sheet melting can cool subtropics and alter climate
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An alternative theory on how aspirin may thwart cancer
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Refined method offers new piece in the cancer puzzle
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