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Health & MedicineProtein pair induces nerve repair in mice
Mice genetically engineered to make two proteins normally active in early nerve development are able to regrow damaged nerve fibers somewhat in their central nervous systems.
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Materials ScienceSoybeans could beef up plywood glues
Researchers have replaced animal protein with soybean protein in experimental plywood glue, potentially reducing cost and health worries.
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AstronomyAstronomers find two planetary systems
Each of the newly discovered systems features a star roughly similar to the sun and a bizarre entourage of planets and possibly a failed star that may provide fresh insight into planet formation.
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Health & MedicineDo Meat and Dairy Harm Aging Bones?
Two studies have contradictory findings about the impacts of animal protein on bones in elderly people.