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  1. Health & Medicine

    Lyme and other tickborne diseases are on the rise in the U.S. Here’s what that means.

    A record number of tickborne diseases were reported in the United States in 2017. An infectious disease physician discusses that result and others.

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  2. Climate

    Development near natural areas puts more Californians in the path of wildfires

    As urbanization extends its reach into once-natural areas, more homes and people are at risk from wildfires.

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  3. Microbes

    Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients

    Microbes equipped with light-harvesting semiconductor particles generate useful chemicals much more efficiently than ordinary microbes.

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  4. Genetics

    Coffee or tea? Your preference may be written in your DNA

    Coffee or tea is a bitter choice, a taste genetics study suggests.