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  Can Silver Promote the Colonization of Bacteria on Medical Devices?

  June 27, 2013 — Biomaterials are increasingly replacing human organs and tissues and silver is added to reduce the adhesion of bacteria to biomaterials and prevent infections. However, a recent study by researchers ... > full story
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  Spinning Up Antibacterial Silver on Glass

  June 27, 2013 — The antibacterial effects of silver are well established. Now, researchers in South Korea have developed a technique to coat glass with a layer of silver ions that can prevent growth of pathogenic ... > full story
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  Snail Trail Reveals Ancient Human Migration

  June 20, 2013 — Geneticists have used snails to uncover evidence of an ancient human migration from the Pyrenean region of France to ... > full story

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  • Snail Genetic Tracks Reveal Ancient Human Migration: Mesolithic Humans May Have Carried Snail Species from France to Ireland
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  A Shot in the Arm for Old Antibiotics

  June 19, 2013 — Slipping bacteria some silver could give old antibiotics new life, scientists report. This could pave the way for new therapies for drug-resistant and recurrent ... > full story
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  Was Prehistoric Rock Art Strategically Placed to Reveal a Cosmological Puzzle?

  June 19, 2013 — Recently, the discoveries of prehistoric rock art have become more common. With these discoveries, according to one researcher, comes a single giant one -- all these drawing and engravings map the ... > full story
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  Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown

  June 19, 2013 — Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story
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  Medieval Leprosy Genomes Shed Light on Disease's History

  June 13, 2013 — Scientists have reconstructed a dozen medieval and modern leprosy genomes -- suggesting a European origin for the North American leprosy strains found in armadillos and humans, and a common ancestor ... > full story
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  Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee

  June 10, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a mysterious monument beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee. The site resembles early burial sites in Europe and was likely built in the early Bronze ... > full story
• Osteoporosis
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  Bone Tumor in 120,000-Year-Old Neandertal Discovered

  June 5, 2013 — The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about 120,000 years ago in what is now present-day Croatia. The bone fragment, ... > full story
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  Drought, River Fragmentation Forcing Endangered Fish out of Water, Biologist Finds

  June 6, 2013 — North American drought has caused dramatic changes in native fish ... > full story

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