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Restored Coral Reefs Can Grow Just As Fast as Healthy Reefs

Planting new coral in degraded reefs can lead to rapid recovery – with restored reefs growing as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, new research shows.
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Vitamin A’s Role in Skin Influences Wound Repair and Hair Growth

Retinoic acid, a form of vitamin A, can regulate lineage plasticity in skin stem cells, suggests a new study that could have clinical implications for regenerative medicine, wound healing and even cancer.
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Brain Waves Travel Forwards When Memories Are Made and the Opposite When Recalled

Traveling wave propagation directions in the memory task reveal how the brain quickly coordinates activity and shares information across multiple regions.
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First Look at Atom-Level Structure of Packaged Viral Genome

The first atom-level model of a DNA-packed viral capsid reveals genome structure and possible new drug targets, University of Illinois researchers report.
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Infrastructure Decisions Should Value Nature More, Say Researchers

Researchers propose that governments apply a new method that takes into account how biodiversity changes over time for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations.
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Sinking Coasts Will Put 500,000 Americans at Risk by 2050

One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, reports a new study.
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Dual Treatment Strategy Targets Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella

A new collaborative study discloses the discovery and application of a new therapeutic strategy to target the multidrug-resistant bacterium Salmonella enterica in vivo, with promising results.
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Nanodevices Can Produce Energy From Evaporating Tap or Seawater

Newly developed nanodevices can generate energy as tap or seawater evaporates.
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Farmed Salmon Are Increasingly Perishing From Mass Die-Offs

The frequency and scale of mass mortality events — events where large numbers of organisms die in short periods of time — among farmed salmon have increased since 2012, according to a study.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Activity in Subgroup of Brain Tumor Patients

A CAR T-cell therapy for glioblastoma has demonstrated promising clinical activity in a Phase 1 trial.
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