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  1. Life

    Yeast find use for misfolded proteins

    Protein bundles may help single-celled organisms adapt to difficult environmental conditions.

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  2. Space

    Visible echoes reprise 19th century spectacle

    By capturing light that arrived from a stellar eruption more than 150 years ago, astronomers gain clues to its cause.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Sleeplessness agitates the brain

    As fatigue grows, electrical activity mounts.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotic fails sinus infection test

    Treatment with amoxicillin provided little benefit over placebo, a new study finds.

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  5. Humans

    Despite lean times, Obama wants R&D hikes

    The proposed federal budget would stall nonmandated spending overall, but science and tech would climb.