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Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
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Health & MedicineInfected cutting boards
Germs can hitchhike into the kitchen on meat and many types of produce. A new study finds that some of those germs are particularly nasty. They are immune to the one or more of the drugs doctors would prescribe to wipe out the infection.
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MicrobesReturn of the giant zombie virus
Scientists have discovered a new type of virus in Siberian soils. It's the largest virus ever discovered. And guess what: It could infect cells even after 30,000 years in cold storage.
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Health & MedicineBlood does a body good
Studies of the superfluid aid in the prevention and treatment of diseases.
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EarthAncient heights
Leaf fossils can help track the rise and fall of mountain ranges.
By Emily Sohn