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  1. Swell, a Pain Lesson: Gut microbes needed for immune development

    Intestinal bacteria train the immune system to cause pain and swelling, but that's a good thing.

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  2. Astronomy

    Where stars are born

    Some 300 young stars, hidden in visible light, shine through the dust in a new infrared portrait of the main cloud of a nearby star-forming region called Rho Ophiuchi.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Drug Running: Bust nets suspects in counterfeit antimalaria trade

    Investigators have traced the source of counterfeit antimalarial pills in Southeast Asia to southern China, where suspects have been arrested and an illicit factory shut down.

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  4. Astronomy

    Going the Distance: Galaxies may hail from early universe

    Using a cosmic magnifying glass to peer into the deepest reaches of space, two teams of astronomers have discovered tiny galaxies that may be among the most distant known.