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  1. Plants

    Small difference factored big in rice domestication

    A change in a single letter of a rice plant's genetic code gave it the ability to hold onto grains until harvest.

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  2. Tech

    Viral building blocks

    Proteins taken from a spherical virus and combined with pieces of DNA can form tubular nanostructures, researchers report.

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  3. Earth

    Vesuvius’ Shadow: A major volcanic blast could threaten Naples

    When Italy's Mount Vesuvius begins to rumble again, nearby Naples may be in danger.

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  4. Fit Moms, Brainier Babies: Exercising mothers provide neurological benefits

    Offspring of mice that jogged each day during pregnancy may have a mental advantage over pups of sedentary moms.