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By Aug 21, 2019
Health

Remember brown fat? We may finally know why it’s so darn good for you.

The mysterious tissue could help prevent obesity and diabetes.
By Jan 6, 2016
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Improved Version Of CRISPR Gene Editing Tool Eliminates Errors

It is not called CRISPEST, however
By Oct 30, 2015
Space

Why Did Apollo Lunar Samples Have Amino Acids In Them?

A new study answers the decades-old question
By Aug 19, 2015
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Bacteria With Synthetic DNA Create Protein Never Found In Nature

For when the usual four nucleotides can’t give you what you want
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Meteors May Have Brought Vitamin B To Earth

A supplement from space
By Aug 25, 2011
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Painless Protein Scaffold Lets Cavity-Ridden Teeth Re-Grow From the Inside Out

A new tooth-regenerating paste could reverse bacterial-induced tooth decay, sweeping dental drills into the dustbin of history. Hopefully. As your...
By Aug 12, 2011
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This Worm Is the First Animal Engineered to Produce Biological Blocks Not Found in Nature

Meet the 21st amino acid
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New Nanotech Fingerprint Analysis Promises to Uncover New Clues in Cold Cases

A new fingerprint analysis method will make it easier for forensic investigators to study old, dry fingerprints, potentially unmasking new...
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New Glue Gets Sticky in Absence of Moisture, Making it Ideal for Outer Space Adhesion

Most glues become brittle and lost their stickiness when moisture is removed, but a new peptide-based adhesive developed at Kansas...
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New Evidence That Life On Earth Was Forged in Outer Space

Two new studies published in the past week lend more weight to the theory that life, or at least its...