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  1. Health & Medicine

    Even short-term opioid use can set people up for addiction risks

    A study of opioid prescriptions for sprained ankles finds that patients prescribed 30 or more pills are more likely to seek refills.

    By Laura Beil
  2. Quantum Physics

    Quantum tractor beam could tug atoms, molecules

    The wavelike behavior of quantum particles could be harnessed to move atoms.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Genetics

    Hybrid protein offers malaria protection

    Rare hybrid protein that spans red blood cell membranes offers some protection against malaria.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Health & Medicine

    Transplanted stem cells become eggs in sterile mice

    Sterile mice that received transplanted egg-making stem cells were able to have healthy babies.