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  1. Genetics

    50 years ago, diabetic mice offered hope for understanding human disease

    Mice described in 1967 are still helping researchers understand diabetes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Astronomy

    Half of the Milky Way comes from other galaxies

    A galaxy may swipe up to half of its atoms from other galaxies, making the Milky Way mostly extragalactic stuff, new simulations suggest.

    By Ashley Yeager
  3. Plants

    Borrowed genes give mums the blues

    Scientists have genetically modified chrysanthemums to be “true blue” for the first time.

    By Emily DeMarco
  4. Astronomy

    Balloons will broadcast the 2017 solar eclipse live from on high

    Astrophysicist Angela Des Jardins is coordinating the first-ever livestream of a solar eclipse filmed from balloons.