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Wealthy Collectors' Fossil Buying Threatens Scientific Research
One of Britain's finest fossil collections has sold overseas, prompting scientists to warn that wealthy private collectors are pricing museums out of the market and limiting research opportunities.
The unexpected benefits of living in a universe that repeats eternally
Astronomers find evidence that the "vacuum" is not really empty
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Scientist helps map cellular development in childhood
Deanne Taylor helped create a project that maps for the first time how genes are expressed in the bodies of healthy children, filling an important gap in paediatric medical research.
Pan Am aircraft that sank 74 years ago found off Puerto Rico
Researchers located the wreckage of the Clipper Endeavor, a Douglas DC-4 operated by Pan American that sank in 1952 with the loss of 52 lives, an accident that led to fundamental changes in aircraft evacuation protocols.
A gentle squeeze reveals clues about an unusual type of magnet
Rice University researchers discovered that gently compressing an iron sulphide crystal simultaneously modifies its small magnetic signal and the way electricity flows through it.
Genetically modified beagles produce no major dog allergen, early tests show
A recent study successfully created genetically modified beagles that do not produce Can f 1, the protein responsible for dog allergies, using the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editing technique.
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