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  1. Materials Science

    Crafty Carriers: Armoring vesicles for more precise and reliable drug delivery

    Materials scientists are designing tough, microscopic drug-delivery vesicles that could reach their targets intact and release their cargoes on cue.

    By Alexandra Goho
  2. Health & Medicine

    Zapping Wayward Cells: Therapy sheds light on transplant complication

    Ultraviolet light can curb graft-versus-host disease, a common complication of bone marrow transplants, a study of mice shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Math

    Primal Progress: Pattern hunters spy order among prime numbers

    The population of prime numbers includes an infinite collection of arithmetic progressions.

    By Erica Klarreich
  4. Earth

    Lava Life: Hints of microbes in ancient ocean rocks

    Microscopic, carbon-lined tubes in lava that erupted onto the ocean floor about 3.5