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  1. Health & Medicine

    Protein found to set the heart’s cadence

    Researchers have discovered a molecular metronome that sets the rhythm of the heart and blood pressure.

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  2. Earth

    Plate tectonics got an early start

    The chemistry of minerals preserved in Australian rocks suggests tectonic activity for Earth’s earliest eon.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Bone density may be determined in the gut

    A surprising new connection between the gut and bones may lead to new forms of treatment for human bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

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  4. Earth

    Antidepressants make for sad fish

    Fish may suffer substantially from even brief encounters with antidepressants, which wastewater releases into river water.