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  1. Health & Medicine

    Evidence grows that an HPV screen beats a Pap test at preventing cancer

    More research finds that a test for human papillomavirus infection catches precancerous cervical cells better than the standard test, a Pap.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Life

    This ‘junk’ gene may be important in embryo development

    Mice — and maybe humans — can’t get past the two-cell stage of development without a particular type of jumping gene.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Astronomy

    Astronomers snap the first baby pictures of a planet

    New telescope images give the clearest view of an exoplanet embryo yet.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Archaeology

    Mongolians practiced horse dentistry as early as 3,200 years ago

    Horse dentistry got an early start among Bronze Age Mongolian herders.