News
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CosmologySlow, cold start to universe suggested
By allowing particle masses to change, a new theory suggests how the universe could have arisen without a Big Bang.
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Health & MedicineImmunotherapy attacks aberrant cervical growth
The treatment might stop cancers before they arise.
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HumansNeandertal hot spots highlighted in modern humans’ DNA
Mating with evolutionary cousins produced genetic trade-offs for Stone Age people.
By Bruce Bower -
LifeA little acid or a tight squeeze can turn a cell stemlike
Stresses send mouse cells into primordial state capable of making any tissue.
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