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Bacteria self-organize to build working sensors

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Computer model unravels knotty problems in DNA

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Smart molecules trigger white blood cells to become better cancer-eating machines

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UA Cancer Center team identifies a switch that may help target dormant cancer cells

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Imagining a world without species

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The brain at work: Spotting half-hidden objects

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Study of circular DNA comes full circle with use of old technique

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New NSF awards will bring together cross-disciplinary science communities to develop foundations of data science

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Smartphone tracking shows fear affects where youth spend time

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Safely releasing genetically modified genes into the wild

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Scientists seek to engineer chatter among cells

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A common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans

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Why are dogs such doting companions? It's in their genes

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UCI study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body

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Mechanism shown to reverse disease in arteries

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Retinal cells 'go with the flow' to assess own motion through space

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Rice scientists slash computations for deep learning

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Researchers discover neuronal targets that restore movement in Parkinson's disease model

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Researchers make tool for understanding cellular processes more useful

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A big-picture look at the world's worst Ebola epidemic

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Stanford scientist's new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteries

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Solving the mystery of the Arctic's green ice

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From the butterfly's wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence

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The controversial origin of a symbol of the American west

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Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events

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'Field patterns' as a new mathematical object

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Research pushes concept of entropy out of kilter

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Arctic melt ponds form when meltwater clogs ice pores

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An ecological invasion mimics a drunken walk

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