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- Genetics
Family takes on progeria in ‘Life According to Sam’
A new documentary portrays an extraordinary search for a cure spurred by a teen with the premature aging disease.
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First tilted solar system found
Data from the Kepler spacecraft revealed two planets orbiting their parent star at a 45-degree angle.
- Neuroscience
3-D effects may require one eye only
Peering through a peephole can bring flat images to life.
- Astronomy
Quiet maximum
By almost any measure, this solar maximum has been pathetic. No more than 67 sunspots have appeared in a month so far; at the last peak, in 2000, that number was above 120.
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- Plants
Just a few tree species dominate Amazon forest
The Amazonian rainforest, known to be one of the most species-rich areas on the planet, is actually dominated by a only few tree species.
- Animals
Amphibian killer forces immune-cell suicides
Fungal menace to frogs and their kin shuts down key parts of the animals’ defenses.
- Neuroscience
Sleep allows brain to wash out junk
Discovery of fluids flowing in mice while they slumber could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
- Anthropology
Fossil skull points to single root for human evolution
New find suggests that humankind’s origins trace to an ancient species that spread from Africa to Asia.
