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  1. Anthropology

    Human evolution put brakes on tooth growth

    A new analysis of fossil teeth indicates that the slower pace of dental development observed in people today dates back only about 100,000 years.

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  2. Animals

    New lizard ties for ‘world’s smallest’

    A newly discovered lizard small enough to curl up on a dime ties for the title of the smallest of its kind in the world.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Low Radiation Hurts Bystander Cells

    New research confirms that alpha particles from decaying radon atoms can damage neighboring cells they don't directly hit and suggests a mechanism for this so-called bystander effect.

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  4. Beer-flavoring compounds guide insects

    The class of compounds that give beer its bitterness does two more sober jobs in Hypericum flowers.

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  5. Africanized bees rescue loner trees

    Africanized bees pollinate some of the big Brazilian forest trees now stranded in the middle of cleared land away from their native pollinators.

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  6. Physics

    Shortest transistor makes its debut

    A novel type of single-molecule transistor built around a one-molecule-thick layer of organic molecules may eventually lead to faster, denser chips because the channel through which electrons flow is so short.

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  7. Physics

    Neutrino shortage may signal new force

    The dearth of neutrinos from a precision experiment casts some doubt on the prevailing model of particle physics and may indicate that a previously unrecognized extra force exists.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Thinking the way to stronger muscles

    Thinking about exercising a muscle can make it stronger.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    New epilepsy drug is possible

    A drug mimicking a natural substance in the brain may offer a new therapy for epilepsy.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotic now tackles Parkinson’s

    A well-known antibiotic may slow the brain-cell death that causes Parkinson's disease.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    A spice takes on Alzheimer’s disease

    Curcumin, a spice used in yellow curry, may thwart Alzheimer's disease.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Drugs tested for Lou Gehrig’s disease

    Two drugs, one for cancer and one for arthritis, may be effective treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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