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  1. Health & Medicine

    Damaged DNA can spread between human cells. What could that mean for cancer?

    DNA can voyage along intercellular highways called tunneling nanotubes. It’s a phenomenon that could potentially spread tumor DNA to healthy cells.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Climate

    Antarctic plants may face a growing fungal threat from warming soils

    Soil DNA from Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula ties warmer climates to more plant fungal pathogens, with abundance projected to double by 2100.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Archaeology

    A ‘jar’ jammed with human bones may solve Laos’ ‘Plain of Jars’ mystery

    The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.