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Health & Medicine

Animal study reveals how a fever early in pregnancy can cause birth defects

Using chicken embryos, study shows that heat itself, not an infectious agent, is the driving factor behind certain heart and facial birth defects.

Artificial Intelligence

The newest AlphaGo mastered the game with no human input

AlphaGo Zero is the first AI system of its kind to learn the game just by playing against itself.

Tech

This stretchy implant could help kids avoid repeated open-heart surgeries

A new type of surgical implant grows along with its recipient.

Life

Gut fungi might be linked to obesity and inflammatory bowel disorders

Fungi are overlooked contributors to health and disease.