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  1. Tech

    Optical biopsy hunts would-be cancers

    A new optical tool allows physicians to scout for precancerous tissue by analyzing the fluorescent responses of cells when light is shone on them.

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  2. Astronomy

    A comet’s odd orbit hints at hidden planet

    Far beyond the solar system's nine known planets, a body as massive as Mars may once have been part of our planetary system, and it might still be there.

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  3. Fungi slay insects and feed host plants

    Researchers are discovering that some plants get their nutrients by robbing nitrogen from the flesh of soil-dwelling insects.

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  4. RNA world gets support as prelife scenario

    Scientists tinkering with a chemical now vital to life think they've recreated one of the central molecules that gave rise to the chemistry of life.