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Genetics

Genetic switch wipes out tumors in mice

By switching on a single gene, researchers turned cancer cells in mice back into normal intestinal tissue.

Neuroscience

Sugar makes mice sleepy

A new study reveals how a sugary meal can lead to slumber.

Health & Medicine

Potential pain treatment’s mechanism deciphered

Scientists have new insight as to how a class of environment-sensing bone marrow cells can help safely relieve pain.

Life

Cutting calories lets yeast live longer

A new study confirms yeast live longer on fewer calories.

Science & Society

How English became science’s lingua franca

A new book explores the roles of war, politics and economics in the rise of English in scientific communication.