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"Jumping genes" may improve efficiency and safety of creating therapeutic cells

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Single amino acid change helps explain the first step in smoking addiction

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People sometimes say that immoral behavior leaves a bad taste in your mouth. A new study provides evidence of a link between moral disgust and more primitive forms of disgust related to poison and disease.

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Scientists have found a way of activating the neuronal reserves in the brains of mice by switching off the signal that inhibits the formation of new nerve cells.

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Declining numbers of a shorebird called the red knot have been linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs.

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Minimally invasive breast surgery may be trading better cosmetic outcomes for worse rates of cure, warns a senior doctor.

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The study of wave structure and turbulence helps provide valuable information to predict how often waves are generated, the velocity of them, how long they last and their temporal extent.

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The fruit fly is genetically wired to sleep, although the sleep comes in widely variable amounts and patterns, according to new research. Learning more about the genetics of sleep in model animals could lead to advances in understanding human sleep and how sleep loss affects the human condition.

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Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA’s Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored study.

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New research suggests the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and supports the idea that children with ADHD may be chronically sleep deprived and have abnormal REM sleep.

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