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Posted July 10, 2013:

• Researchers Perform DNA Computation in Living Cells


• Jagged Graphene Edges Can Slice Into Cell Membranes


• IBEX Spacecraft Images the Heliotail, Revealing an Unexpected Structure


• A New Way to Trap Light: Phenomenon Could Lead to New Types of Lasers and Sensors


• Researchers Create Inner Ear from Stem Cells, Opening Potential for New Treatments


• Trees Use Water More Efficiently as Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rises


• Supercooled Water Transforms Into New Form of Liquid


• Pandemic Risk? Troubling Traits of H7N9 Avian Flu Virus


• Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic


• Plain Surfaces Transformed Into Low-Cost Touch Screens


• Cloud Brightening to Cool Seas Can Protect Coral Reefs: Targeted Cooling Could Offer a 50-Year 'Breathing Space' for Coral Protection


• Where Do Astronauts Go When They Need 'to Go?'


• Astronomers Witness Birth of Milky Way's Most Massive Star

Posted July 9, 2013:

• Evolution Too Slow to Keep Up With Climate Change


• How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life


• Sun's Loops Are Displaying an Optical Illusion


• Don't Worry, Be Healthy: Cheerful People Significantly Less Likely to Suffer a Coronary Event


• Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids


• Wildfires May Contribute More to Global Warming Than Previously Predicted


• 5-D Optical Memory in Glass Could Record the Last Evidence of Civilization


• 3-D Structures Built out of Liquid Metal


• Space-Time Is Not the Same for Everyone


• Neandertals Shared Speech and Language With Modern Humans, Study Suggests


• Ancient Egyptian Leader Makes Surprise Appearance at Archaeological Dig in Israel


• The Study of Resting Brain Connections Predicts Learning Ability


• Rate of Aging May Be Determined in the Womb and Linked to Birthweight, Study Reveals


• Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier


• H7N9 Influenza: History of Similar Viruses Gives Cause for Concern


• The Origin of the Turtle Shell: Mystery Solved


• How Nature Maintains Diversity: Temporal Niches Are Important, Study Finds