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  1. Health & Medicine

    Breath test could detect bad microbe

    Using machines that identify component parts of gases, scientists can now detect markers of a dangerous fungal infection in the lungs of people just by analyzing their breath.

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  2. Anthropology

    Chimps indifferent to others’ welfare

    New laboratory experiments suggest that chimpanzees, unlike people, don't care about the welfare of unrelated members of their social groups.

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  3. Physics

    A matter of gravity

    Gravity Probe B has finished its test of general relativity but results of the study won't be known for another year.

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  4. Read My Gestures: Body language can trump facial expressions

    Body language can influence the perception of emotion on a person's face.