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  1. Life

    Rare mutations key to brain disorders

    Many cases of mental retardation can be explained by genetic variants that arise in affected individuals.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    A new way for blind mice to see

    A new type of prosthetic eye can analyze patterns of cell activity to reproduce images similar to those produced in normal vision.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Humans

    Online comments maybe not total waste of time

    Conversations on news sites reveal patterns in how information and ideas spread.

    By Marissa Cevallos
  4. Space

    Cost overruns and delays add up to $6.5 billion for NASA’s next-gen space telescope

    A new report finds that the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, will cost NASA at least $1.5