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Illness linked to microbe in group that makes vinegar
Researchers have identified a new bacterium in a severely ill patient.
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Health & MedicineStrep vaccine stirs antibody production
An experimental vaccine against the microbe that causes strep throat can induce a potent immune response in adults.
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Health & MedicineEating disorders may have autoimmune roots
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may be autoimmune diseases, according to a new study.
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Materials ScienceExplosive tempers
Researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotubes, once ignited, can detonate explosives.
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AnimalsProxy Vampire: Spider eats blood by catching mosquitoes
Researchers studying food preferences among spiders report finding the first one with a taste for vertebrate blood.