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The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood memory for many of us. It’s a poem that involves five little piggies, each corresponding to one of our fingers or toes. Kids love it, ...

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A study in fruit flies suggests an internal genomic arms race may be driving rapid evolution in proteins that still perform an essential, unchanging job: protecting chromosome ends.

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When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question.

Creating mini mitochondria factories helped recharge damaged cells in a dish, providing proof-of-concept work that could pave ...

The phrase "come back" takes on a dual meaning in Pluribus, shifting from Carol's lonely plea on the pavement to Manousos' appeal to Rick's paralyzed consciousness. While Carol's words were a cry for ...