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- Planetary Science
Saturnian moonscape
Planetary scientists have obtained their closest image yet of Epimetheus, one of Saturn's tiny moons.
- Health & Medicine
Insulin may trigger type 1 diabetes
Insulin itself may precipitate the body's autoimmune attack in people with type 1 diabetes.
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Vertebrates, insects share the stress
A key protein involved in animals' physiological responses to stress has carried out the same function since before any organism developed a backbone.
- Astronomy
Spotty neutron stars
Astronomers have for the first time discerned hot spots on the surfaces of neutron stars.
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Brain’s support cells, always on the go
Cells that leap into action when the brain is injured are constantly searching for signs of danger during their supposed resting period.
