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  1. Earth

    Cooking up a key chemical of life

    Researchers have simulated the conditions and ingredients found at hydrothermal vents to create pyruvic acid, an organic chemical vital for cellular metabolism.

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  2. Earth

    Greenland ice variation appears normal

    Changes in snowfall observed in parts of southern Greenland between 1978 and 1988 appear to be normal if gauged against the variations recorded in ice cores over the past 400 years.

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  3. Brain-Cell Loss Found in Narcolepsy

    The puzzling sleep disorder known as narcolepsy stems from the destruction of a small group of brain cells.

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  4. NIH OKs work on stem cells

    The U.S.