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Tomatoes that trick taste buds
Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.
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Giving the brain a hand
PROFILE: Scientist Kristen Brennand uses stem cells to understand brain disorders.
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Health & MedicineA pepper part that burns fat
Study finds that dihydrocapsiate may give a diet extra power.
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The mercury in that tuna
Pinning down how much of the poison is in the fish we buy.
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Health & MedicineWhat the appendix is good for
Some body parts seem pointless but in fact have purpose.
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Health & MedicineMaking light of sleep
Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.
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Got milk? How?
Scientists are tracking down the first people who squeezed this nutritious liquid out of animals thousands of years ago.
By Emily Sohn - Health & Medicine
Drugs and zzzzzz’s
People who take the drug ecstasy are more likely to suffer from a sleeping disorder.
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New twists for phantom limbs
An experiment explores the connections between brain and body.