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  1. Chemistry

    Different strokes

    Though they share the same design, new micromachines are not a synchronized swimming team.

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  2. Psychology

    DNA variant may make heavy boozing a team sport

    People who inherit a particular gene variant may find it more appealing to drink a lot of alcohol when they see others doing so.

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  3. Life

    Animal sperm arose once

    A gene governing production of male reproductive cells goes back to a common ancestor that lived about 600 million years ago, a study finds.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Genetics may underlie some kidney failure in blacks

    Gene variants that offer protection against African sleeping sickness may also put carriers at renal risk, a new study finds.