Earth’s aurorae, or Northern and Southern Lights, provide a dazzling light show to people living…
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Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men: Ongoing epidemic in New York City in HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study provides…
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Paternity testing helps fill in family tree for Puget Sound’s killer whales: Inbreeding could reduce whales’ genetic diversity
Scientists using DNA testing to fill in a missing link in the lives of killer…
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Hospital bacteria outbreak linked to nasal spray
Infection control researchers investigating a rare bacterial outbreak of Burholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) identified contaminated…
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Minority participants crucial to effective aging studies
A new article urges aging researchers to include representative samples of ethnically diverse populations in…
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Hemlock trees saved from woolly adelgid with ‘forest fungus factory’
Hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated hemlock forests from Georgia to Maine. Now a scientist has…
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Modified metals change color in the presence of particular gases
Modified metals that change color in the presence of particular gases could warn consumers if…
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NTY: Social media history becomes a new job hurdle
Possible employers may look at everything you’ve said or done online in the past seven…
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NTY: Social media history becomes a new job hurdle
Possible employers may look at everything you’ve said or done online in the past seven…
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‘Freaky mouse’ defeats common poison: House mice found unexpected ways to evolve resistance, study shows
Researchers have discovered common house mice found two distinct ways to evolve resistance to warfarin-based…