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MIT researchers found that metals retain hidden atomic patterns once believed to vanish during manufacturing. These patterns ...

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Penn biologists present new evidence on how telomere length is inherited in early embryos. Their findings open new avenues for research on aging and cancers.

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The woman says she’s “at her wits' end” after 10 years of financial secrecy, missing household items and broken communication ...