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Esther Lederberg changed our understanding of how bacteria breed
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Biochemist Marie Maynard Daly uncovered what makes us tick
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Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID boosters
You can, and should, order more free COVID tests from the US government
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At US hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away
Helen Thompson Woolley showed biology does not define gender
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The Human Cell Atlas is pinpointing where our bodies break down
We’ve lost more than 1 million Americans to COVID
Researchers just woke up the eyeballs of dead donors and that’s good, actually
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A viral descendent of the deadly 1918 flu is probably still going around
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The FDA is prepping its biggest cigarette crackdown since the ’60s
Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk
Mail-order abortion medication would increase healthcare access, not risk
A road-tested guide to long drives with young kids
What science tells us about abortion bans
We still don’t know what’s behind the global hepatitis outbreak in kids
Climate change could introduce humans to thousands of new viruses
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Humans naturally fall into energy-efficient speeds when they run
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