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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    3-D printing builds bacterial metropolises

    By simulating biofilms, new 3-D printing technique may help researchers study antibiotic resistance.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Brainy videos

    A short film that uses humor and science to explain congenital anosmia has won the Society for Neuroscience’s 2013 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Medicine Nobel goes to cellular transport research

    Honor given to three scientists who discovered how machinery moves cargo around cells.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Cellular transport research wins Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology

    Guest post by Tina Hesman Saey and Nathan Seppa.

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  5. Animals

    Hiding up your nose is a clever strategy for ticks

    Found hiding in the noses of Ugandan chimps, a new tick species hitchhiked its way to America in a researcher's nose.

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  6. Life

    Blocking a hormone helps mice beat lengthy jet lag

    A timekeeping brain molecule steadies the beat of the circadian clock, while stopping it allows for a quick reset.

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  7. Genetics

    Cancer variants found in ‘neglected’ region of genome

    Mutations outside of genes associated with disease in study using data from a thousand people.

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  8. Animals

    Roadkill prevention could save a species from more than just your car

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  9. Neuroscience

    Some grape-scented compounds repel mosquitoes

    Molecules discovered to drive away bugs after researchers identify cells that detect, and are disgusted by, DEET.

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  10. Animals

    Tortoise-studying teen takes top Broadcom prize

    Even a tortoise enthusiast can speed through a three-day gauntlet of science, engineering and math challenges to claim victory. River Grace, 14, of West Melbourne, Fla., did just that. At an awards ceremony October 1, he picked up the top award of $25,000. The teen was one of 30 finalists from 17 states who attended the third annual Broadcom Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars, or MASTERS, competition.

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  11. Plants

    Tiny fossils set record for oldest flowerlike pollen

    Oldest flowerlike pollen might have come from an ancient relative of today’s flowering plants.

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  12. Life

    Engineered salivary glands keep juices flowing

    Organs grown in a lab dish do their job when transplanted into mice.

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