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- Health & Medicine
Boosting Boron Could Be Healthful
Largely ignored so far, dietary boron may play important roles in preventing diseases such as arthritis and prostate cancer.
- Chemistry
Leaden news for city neighborhoods
Researchers have identified more than 400 urban sites that may be highly contaminated with lead but had remained unknown to authorities for decades.
- Chemistry
Would you like wheat with that burger?
Researchers have used wheat to make a biodegradable hamburger carton.
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Gene therapy won’t replace Viagra—yet
Scientists are making progress toward inserting genes to cure impotence temporarily.
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Looking for osteoporosis in spit
A dentist has found three compounds in saliva that could be used to gauge bone loss.
