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  Beam Me Up, Scotty! Would Teleporting Humans Into Space Be Possible?

  July 30, 2013 — In the science fiction show, Star Trek, teleportation is a regular and significant feature. But how much time and power is required to send the data needed to teleport a human ... > full story
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  Human Cells Respond in Healthy, Unhealthy Ways to Different Kinds of Happiness

  July 29, 2013 — Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new ... > full story

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  Social Amoebae Travel With a Posse: Tiny Single-Celled Organisms Have Amazingly Complicated Social Lives

  July 29, 2013 — Some social amoebae farm the bacteria they eat. Now scientists have taken a closer look at one lineage, or clone, of D. discoideum farmer. This farmer carries not one but two strains of bacteria. One ... > full story
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  Therapy May Curb Kidney Deterioration in Patients With Rare Disorder

  July 29, 2013 — Researchers have overcome a biological hurdle to find improved treatments for patients with methylmalonic acidemia. Using genetically engineered mice created for their studies, the team identified a ... > full story
• Muscular Dystrophy
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  Aberrant Splicing Saps the Strength of 'Slow' Muscle Fibers

  July 29, 2013 — In people with myotonic dystrophy, the second most common form of muscular dystrophy, type 1 fibers do not work well, wasting away as the genetic disorder takes over. Researchers have shown how an ... > full story
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  'Cowcatcher' Enzyme Fixes Single-Strand DNA

  July 29, 2013 — Single-stranded DNA repair is a critical process whose mechanism has never been determined. Now, researchers have figured out how this process works, focusing on an enzyme associated with the ... > full story
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  Study Looks Beyond Averages to Track Variability in a Bacterial Population

  July 29, 2013 — As a result of the variable nature of gene expression, genetically identical cells inhabiting the same environment can vary significantly in their numbers of key enzymes, which in turn results in ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
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  Evolution of Diverse Sex-Determining Mechanisms in Mammals

  July 29, 2013 — Researchers have found that a genetic process among the many species of rodents could have significant implications regarding our assumptions about sex determination and the pace of ... > full story
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  Essential Clue to Huntington's Disease Solution Found

  July 29, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a solution to a long-standing medical mystery in Huntington's disease ... > full story
• Origin of Life
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  Natural Affinities -- Unrecognized Until Now -- May Have Set Stage for Life to Ignite

  July 29, 2013 — The chemical components crucial to the start of life on Earth may have primed and protected each other in never-before-realized ways, according to new research. It could mean a simpler scenario for ... > full story

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