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  1. Tech

    Cramming bits into pits

    By skewing the alignment of pits on an optical disk's surface, disk makers might store much more than one bit per pit.

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  2. Single gene turns flu deadly

    Variations in a single gene may have dramatically increased the virulence of 1918 Spanish flu.

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  3. Chemistry

    Branching polymer could heal cataract wounds

    Cataract surgery might get a little easier, thanks to a transparent gel that seals surgical incisions in the eye better than standard sutures do.

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  4. Anthropology

    Chimps show skill in termite fishing

    Video cameras set up in a central-African forest have recorded the sophisticated ways in which local chimpanzees catch termites for eating.