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Genomes of dangerous bacteria exposed

Researchers unveiled the genomes of bacteria that cause severe food poisoning, typhoid fever, and the plague that devastated the Middle Ages.

Health & Medicine

Cancer drugs may thwart Huntington’s

Drugs developed to fight cancer could also be effective against Huntington's disease and several related neurodegenerative conditions.

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Tube worms like it hot, but larvae not

The larvae of some tube worms that attach themselves to the seafloor around hydrothermal vents can't stand the heat there, but they go into a state of suspended animation when they drift into the chilly water nearby.

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Desert glass: Is it baked Australia?

A profusion of fused, glassy material found on the desert plain of southern Australia might be the result of the intense heat from an extraterrestrial impact.