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This year’s prizes are awarded for advances in liver transplantation, cell biology, and leadership in biomedical science.
Scientists ask the NSF to reconsider a granting mechanism they say could hurt junior faculty.
With a cardboard box, a light source, and some filters, roadside clinics can accurately test for tuberculosis.
Canines that chase away seagulls have been helping to reduce the amount of bird droppings, which can carry disease and lead to beach closures.
Salt compounds produced by plant and fungus species help form organic aerosols that form clouds and produce rain.
Competition for resources between mothers- and daughters-in-law having children at the same time could have been a driver for the emergence of menopause.
A polar bear in a German zoo dies after contracting a virus normally found in zebras.
Researchers have found an increase in butterflies with unusual wing shapes, legs, and antennae than before the nuclear disaster.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
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