Research
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News
Ryuzo Yanagimachi, Researcher Who Cloned Mice, Dies at 95
Working separately from the Scottish team that had earlier cloned Dolly the sheep, he and his team pioneered an easier,…
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Food
Scientists Investigating Alzheimer’s Drug Faulted in Leaked Report
A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an expert committee concluded.
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Books
The Most Important Eight Hours of Your Day? They Weren’t Always.
Kenneth Miller’s “Mapping the Darkness” takes on the turbulent study of sleeping, its heroes and villains and its ongoing fight…
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Food
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.
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News
Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s All in Our Heads?
Some experts want to apply recent neuroscience research to the decision making that could lead to doomsday.
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US
University Departures Put Student Journalists in Spotlight
The president of Stanford and the head football coach at Northwestern left their positions after being scrutinized in campus newspapers.
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Food
We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work
Every so often a drug comes along that has the potential to change the world. Medical specialists say the latest…
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News
Superconductor Scientist Faces Investigation as a Paper Is Retracted
The Latest A prominent physics journal on Tuesday retracted a materials science paper that has garnered scrutiny. One of its…
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Food
Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need
About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.
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World
Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.