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  1. Physics

    Negative temperature, infinitely hot

    Physicists propose using ultracold atoms to create a thermodynamics puzzle routinely in the laboratory.

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  2. Life

    Big reveals for genome of tiny animal

    Tunicates’ scrambled gene order suggests that arrangement may not matter for vertebrate body plan and hints at the origins of mysterious DNA chunks called introns.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Antiretroviral drugs may prevent HIV infection

    Gay and bisexual men who don’t have the AIDS virus can reduce their risk of getting it by taking a drug combination, a new study finds.

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  4. Humans

    Visor might protect troops from blasts

    Computer simulations show that the current military helmet lets explosive forces into the head through the face.