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GeneticsGene activity change can produce cancer
Scientists have long thought that epigenetic changes, which alter gene activity, can cause cancer. Now they have demonstrated it in a mouse experiment.
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Health & MedicineLong-term Parkinson’s treatment sheds bad rep
Prolonged used of levodopa doesn’t increase the severity of side effects from the Parkinson’s drug, new research shows.
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ChemistryMolecular cage traps rare gases
Organic compound could cull valuable xenon from the air and detect cancer-causing radon in homes.
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PaleontologyFeathered dinosaurs may have been the rule, not the exception
Newly discovered fossil suggests feathers may have been common among all dinosaur species.