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  1. Materials Science

    Steely Glaze: Layered electrolytes control corrosion

    Experiments with ultrathin organic coatings applied to steel suggest a new technique for slowing corrosion.

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  2. Astronomy

    Gamma-Ray Burst: A black hole is born

    New evidence supports the notion that gamma-ray bursts, the most violent explosions in the universe, are the primal calling cards of newborn black holes.

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  3. Anthropology

    The DNA Divide: Chimps, people differ in brain’s gene activity

    The distinctive looks and thinking styles of people and chimpanzees derive from the contrasting productivities of their similar DNA sequences.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Vanquishing a Virus: New drugs attack herpes infections

    Scientists have identified a new class of compounds that stop herpes simplex virus from replicating.