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Science & the Public: Gloves may head off ‘garden’ variety pneumonia

Doctors have begun linking garden compost to an unusual source of Legionnaire’s disease

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Geomagnetic field flip-flops in a flash

Scientists unearth more evidence of superfast changes in Earth’s magnetic polarity

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Diabetes drug might fight cancer

In use for years, metformin has few side effects

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Alzheimer’s trade-off for mentally active seniors

Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts

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Alzheimer’s trade-off for mentally active seniors

Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts

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Feud over family ties in evolution

Prominent scientists dispute kinship’s role in self-sacrifice among highly social creatures

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Hints of altruism among bacteria

E. coli defend against antibiotics with a little help from their friends

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On the Scene: Neuroanatomy down on the farm

Researchers retreat to bucolic surroundings for brain cell-mapping competition

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Ovary removal proves beneficial for cancer-prone women

BRCA mutation carriers who opt for surgery survive longer than those forgoing the operation

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Why starved flies need less sleep

Low lipid levels keep insects buzzing, a new study finds

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Science & the Public: Tar sands 'fingerprint' seen in rivers and snow

New data counter claims that the pollution was from natural oily seeps

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Deleted Scenes: Wheat genome announcement turns out to be small beer

DNA sequence released by U.K. team still requires assembly

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Still no Earths, but getting closer

Two newly discovered planetary systems shed light on odds of forming terrestrial planets

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Primordial bestiary gets an annex

Burgess shale site expands to include thinner deposits

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Evergreen source of Tamiflu

Pine and spruce needles brim with flu-drug precursor

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