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LifeTo cook up life, just add citrate
The theory that RNA spawned the first organisms gets a boost from a common compound.
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Planetary ScienceJupiter’s Great Red Spot explained
A computer simulation is the first to explain how Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has survived for the nearly 200 years humans have observed it.
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LifeCompounds defeat malaria at every step
Experimental drugs are first to kill all stages of the parasite’s infection cycle.
By Beth Mole -
Health & MedicineThalidomide treats Crohn’s disease
Study of children with the inflammatory bowel disorder raises possibility of new use for tainted drug.