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No, the coronavirus wasn't made in a lab. A genetic analysis shows it's from nature

Mar 26 2020 6:00 AM

Scientists took conspiracy theories seriously and analyzed the coronavirus to reveal its natural origins.

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Squid edit their genetic material in a uniquely weird place

Mar 25 2020 2:20 PM

Some squids' seeming ability to edit RNA on the fly could help scientists develop a technique much like the DNA-editing tool CRISPR, but for RNA.

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New Guinea's Neolithic period may have started without outside help

Mar 25 2020 2:00 PM

Islanders on New Guinea experienced cultural changes sparked by farming about 1,000 years before Southeast Asians arrived, a study suggests.

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You can help fight the coronavirus. All you need is a computer

Mar 25 2020 6:00 AM

With Folding@home, people can donate computing time on their home computers to the search for a chemical Achilles' heel in the coronavirus.

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When will the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing end?

Mar 24 2020 11:28 AM

Social distancing may have to continue for months to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19. Wider testing and isolation of cases could ease such measures.

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The number of steps per day, not speed, is linked to mortality rate

Mar 24 2020 11:00 AM

Researchers report an association between the total number of steps a person takes each day and the rate of death from any cause.

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Mar 24 2020 11:00 AM

Scientists labeled bacteria from tongue scrapings with fluorescent probes to glimpse at how the microbes structure their communities.

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Particles called axions could reveal how matter conquered the universe
Mar 24 2020 6:00 AM

Axions, if they exist, may solve not one, not two, but three pressing puzzles of particle physics.

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A tooth-enamel protein is found in eyes with a common form of macular degeneration
Mar 23 2020 8:00 AM

Researchers linked a tooth-enamel protein with calcium deposits in eyes suffering 'dry' AMD, which could lead to treatments for the vision disorder.

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Astronomers have found the edge of the Milky Way at last
Mar 23 2020 6:00 AM

Computer simulations and observations of nearby galaxies let astrophysicists put a firm number on the Milky Way's size.

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Why some heart patients may be especially vulnerable to COVID-19
Mar 20 2020 12:13 PM

Researchers don't yet know if the way the coronavirus enters cells may have something to do with the risks to the heart.

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The Nazareth Inscription's origins may refute ties to Jesus' resurrection
Mar 20 2020 9:58 AM

Chemical analysis shows the tablet's marble came from a Greek island, challenging the idea the decree concerned early Christianity in the Middle East.

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A new book captures how genetics fills in the story of life's evolution
Mar 20 2020 6:00 AM

In Some Assembly Required, paleontologist Neil Shubin explores how genetic analyses complement paleontological research.

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Young adults can face severe cases of COVID-19, too
Mar 19 2020 6:33 PM

While risk of having a severe case of COVID-19 rises with age, younger adults are also landing in the hospital and ICU, new U.S. statistics show.

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HIV drugs didn't work as a coronavirus treatment in a clinical trial
Mar 19 2020 4:17 PM

Antiviral HIV drugs "showed no benefit" when given to patients severely ill with COVID-19.

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How parents and kids can stay safe and sane during the coronavirus pandemic
Mar 19 2020 1:58 PM

Infectious disease experts weigh in on playdates, playgrounds and other parenting questions.

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