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  1. New Antibiotics Take Poke at Bacteria

    Small rings of amino acids can self-assemble into tubes that punch holes in bacteria.

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  2. Tech

    Having gathered moss, water drops roll

    A coating of water-repellent powder transforms water droplets into remarkably mobile and resiliant balls, hoops, or peanut-shaped blobs.

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  3. Tech

    Biotechnology may fortify U.S. Army

    A government-sponsored study says the U.S. Army may benefit from advances in biotechnology during the next 25 years, including sensors that identify soldiers by the food they ate, protein-based computers, near-instant vaccines, and automated wound treatments.

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  4. Astronomy

    Bow-wowing them with radar

    The sharpest radar image ever of an asteroid shows features on 1999 KW4 as small as 7.5