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  1. Life

    No shortage of dangerous DNA

    Woman who lived until age 115 didn’t lack genes that predispose her to disease, but she may have had some that protected her.

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  2. Physics

    Laser analysis betrays diamonds’ origins

    A new spectroscopy technique could be used to identify gemstones mined in war zones.

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  3. Life

    Take my enemy, please

    The risky business of relocating endangered species might have better outcomes if conservationists shift solitary animals along with their usual territorial rivals.

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  4. Life

    Study maps disease-linked gene variants

    New evidence suggests that disease-associated genetic variants are mostly involved in regulating genes.