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A decadelong experiment produced the most accurate measurement yet of the mass of W bosons. These particles are responsible…
Genetic modifications to DNA regions involved in metabolism, cholesterol and immunity may play a role in ALS disease progression.
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Promoting and practicing ethical research that includes the people who live in the area today is as important to the archaeological…
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Researchers used a test designed for babies to show that rhesus monkeys can sense their own heartbeats. The finding opens…
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By surveying over 100 people in academic medicine, a researcher found that women are consistently excluded from important…
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