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  1. Health & Medicine

    A deadly bacteria has been infecting children for more than 1,400 years

    DNA from a 6th century boy’s tooth reveals signs of the earliest known Haemophilus influenzae type b infection, shedding light on the pathogen’s history.

    By Amber Dance
  2. Health & Medicine

    Genetically engineered immune cells have kept two people cancer-free for a decade

    Long-lasting leukemia remission prompts doctors to call CAR-T cell therapy a ‘cure’ for some.

    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  3. Animals

    Vinegar eels can synchronize swim

    Swarming, swimming nematodes can move together like fish and also synchronize their wiggling — an ability rare in the animal kingdom.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  4. Health & Medicine

    A faulty immune response may be behind lingering brain trouble after COVID-19

    The immune system’s response to even mild cases of COVID-19 can affect the brain, preliminary studies suggest.