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  1. Genetics

    Genes and environment balance each other

    Genes and environment have equal influence on human traits.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Ebola gatekeeper protein identified

    Ebola’s ability to infect appears to depend on a key transport protein that guides the virus into cells.

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  3. Neuroscience

    No-pain gene discovered

    Scientists have identified a new genetic culprit for the inability to perceive pain.

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  4. Genetics

    Mutations that drive cancer lurk in healthy skin

    Healthy tissue carries mutations that drive cancer, samples of normal skin cells show.

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  5. Archaeology

    Earliest known stone tools unearthed in Kenya

    East African discoveries suggest stone-tool making started at least 3.3 million years ago.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Playtime at the pool may boost youngsters’ bodies and brains

    Learning to swim early in life may boost kids’ learning in language and math.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Snagging blood clots upgrades stroke care

    A new device threaded up to the brain via catheter can unblock vessels in cerebral arteries, studies show.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Broken bones heal with young blood, how remains a mystery

    Blood from young mice rejuvenates bones of elderly mice, but how it works remains a mystery.

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  9. Animals

    Pandas’ gut bacteria resemble carnivores’

    Unlike other vegetarians, the bamboo eaters lack plant-digesting microbes.

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  10. Environment

    E-cigarette flavorings may harm lungs

    Certain e-cigarette flavors, such as banana pudding, may damage lung tissue

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  11. Life

    Typical American diet can damage immune system

    The typical American diet sends our good and bad gut microbes out of balance and can lead to inflammation and a host of problems.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    A firm grip may predict risk of death better than blood pressure

    The strength of people’s grip could predict how likely they are to die if they develop cardiovascular or other diseases.

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