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  1. Tech

    I, computer

    Bacteria that can "flip pancakes" with their DNA are the first microbes engineered to be living computers.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Health & Medicine

    Itchy and scratchy

    People with a close relative who has had shingles face a heightened risk of getting the skin disease, and should probably be first in line to get the vaccine.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Life

    For bacteria, it’s a hard-knock life

    Bacteria stick better to rigid surfaces.

    By Tia Ghose
  4. Physics

    Catching the cell in action

    A light microscope with high resolution may enable scientists to view the 3-D structures within living cells.

    By Tia Ghose
  5. Life

    Sepsis buster

    The Ashwell receptor, a sugar-binding protein on liver cells, helps fight sepsis by clearing blood-clotting factors.