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  1. Health & Medicine

    New oral GLP-1 drugs could offer more options for weight loss

    GLP-1 injections use needles and require refrigeration. Pills that work in a similar way could be a cheaper, simpler solution.

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  2. Microbes

    To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)

    Spiking milk with live ants makes tangy traditional yogurt. Researchers have identified the ants' microbial pals and enzymes that help the process.

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  3. Artificial Intelligence

    AI-designed proteins test biosecurity safeguards

    AI edits to the blueprints for known toxins can evade detection. Researchers are improving filters to catch these rare biosecurity threats.

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  4. Plants

    How dandelions rig the odds for catching upward gusts

    New images reveal microstructures that, depending on how the wind blows, help give a dandelion seed lift-off or the grip needed to wait for a better breeze.