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Health & MedicineMixing Vessel: Air pollution helps cholesterol clog arteries
When paired with a diet high in fat, breathing polluted air on a regular basis accelerates the accumulation of dangerous plaques in arteries.
By Ben Harder -
Pumping Out Hope: Stem cells secrete brain-preserving protein
Researchers have turned stem cells into living drug pumps that could eventually treat Parkinson's disease.
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PaleontologyMammoth Findings: Asian elephant is closest living kin
DNA studies suggest that the woolly mammoth is more closely related to the Asian elephant than to the African elephant.
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EarthSatellite makes finest map yet of Antarctica
Using data gathered by a satellite launched almost 3 years ago, scientists have assembled the most comprehensive high-resolution map of Antarctica that's ever been made.