News in Brief

  1. Life

    Genes & Cells

    A sticky E. coli outbreak, clues to pancreatic cancer and a double whammy that leads to cancer in this week's news.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    The right speed for a caress, plus the punny brain, rocking babies and more in this week’s news.

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  3. Life

    Life

    The perils of insect enslavement, bats’ hairy flight and crustacean-inspired optics in this week’s news.

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  4. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    When Jupiter aligns with Mars’ moon, plus a salty Saturnian moon and an eye-catching comet in this week’s news.

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  5. Humans

    Humans

    Practice alone doesn’t make perfect, plus healing from genocide and a baby’s-eye view of failure in this week’s news.