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Complex Nanoparticle Crystal Created

Ccomplex nanoparticle crystals made by design, with possible applications including controlling light, capturing pollutants and delivering therapeutics.
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Volkswagen’s Emissions Will Lead to Premature Deaths

Volkswagen’s excess emissions are predicted to lead to 1,200 premature deaths in Europe.
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How 3D Printing Could Revolutionise Organ Transplantation

UCSD nanoengineers 3D print lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way toward artificial organs and regenerative therapies.
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Good News for Astronauts - Cells Adapt to Microgravity in Under a Minute

Research aboard the International Space Station has shown that cells respond quickly to microgravity, recovering within 42 seconds.
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Breast Might Not Be Best, If You Have A Sweet Tooth

The proof-of-concept study involving 25 mothers and infants provides preliminary evidence that even fructose equivalent to the weight of a grain of rice in a full day’s serving of breast milk is associated with increased body weight, muscle and bone mineral content.
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How the Government Limits Valid Scientific Research on Marijuana

Researchers at The University of New Mexico say the US government makes it extremely difficult to conduct any meaningful research on the risks and benefits of medicinal use of Cannabis sativa.
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Portable Cervical Cancer Screening

After four generations of development, a team has created a beta prototype of the Pocket Colposcope in collaboration with product design and development company 3rd Stone Design.

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African Americans Have Heightened Risk of Kidney Disease

The association has been attributed to two common genetic variants – named G1 and G2 -- in APOL1, a gene that codes for a human-specific protein.
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Woolly Mammoths had a Mutational Meltdown Before Extinction

As the population of woolly mammoths dwindled, the massive animals’ genomes experienced a genetic meltdown, pushing them closer to extinction.
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Artificial Mouse Embryo Created in Culture

The mouse embryo was created using a 3D scaffold and genetically modified mouse ESCs and TSCs, and could provide a model for studying embryonic development.
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