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LifeMice get brain boost from transplanted human tissue
An experimental transplant of what have long been considered just support cells shows they may play a role in memory and learning.
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SpaceNo vacancy around stars
The Milky Way’s planets pack tightly around their stars, according to simulations using data from the Kepler space telescope.
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PhysicsVortex gets tied in knots
Physicists use 3-D printing and tiny bubbles to capture twisted-up water.
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Health & MedicineImmune cells chow down on living brain
Microglia prune developing rat and monkey brains by eating neural stem cells.