When rapid tests fail due to genetic mutations in malaria parasites, more precise methods are required to confirm that a false-negative result is actually positive. In this image of human red blood cells, the parasites show up as purple rings.
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Rat structures (red circles) that help animals sense particular odor molecules formed in the brains of mice. This hybrid mouse-rat smell system can help scientists understand how flexible brains can be.

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After five months of glitching, the venerable space probe contacted Earth and is continuing its interstellar mission billions of kilometers away.

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New guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services calls out breast, pelvic, prostate and rectal exams done outside medically necessary procedures.

The rule targets intimate exams performed under anesthesia for teaching purposes.

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Mutations that render 'Plasmodium falciparum' invisible to the current gold-standard rapid test are spreading across many countries, contributing to false-negative test rates as high as 80 percent at some hospitals.
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In the last decade, scientists have discovered that clonal hematopoiesis — when bone marrow stem cells acquire key genetic errors and pass them on to immune cells — is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

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Genetic and fossil analyses shine a light on how long the invertebrates have had bioluminescence — a trait thought to be volatile.

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The raucous din of modern life can mess with animals. Traffic noise can drown out mating calls, spike stress hormones and even increase mortality. Now, new research suggests some critters can be harmed by this noise even before they can hear it.

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For decades, ocean waters have helped hold back the juggernaut of global warming, absorbing at least a third of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities since the Industrial Revolution began.

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Lab-grown diamonds can form at atmospheric pressure in a liquid of gallium, iron, nickel and silicon.

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Researchers at Dalan, based in Athens, Ga., designed the bee vaccine to protect against American foulbrood — a fatal disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium called 'Paenibacillus larvae.'

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This newly discovered type of magnetic material could improve existing tech, including making better and faster hard drives.

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The front cliff of the Ross Ice Shelf towers high above the 6,000-ton icebreaker, the Nathaniel B. Palmer. But 90 percent of its thickness lies underwater.

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Genetic mutations are making 'Plasmodium falciparum,' parasites that cause malaria, invisible to rapid tests. New, more sensitive tests could help.

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Honeybees vaccinated against a bacterial disease were also protected from a viral disease.

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After months of challenging trouble-shooting and suspenseful waiting, Voyager 1 is once again talking to Earth.

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Lab-grown diamonds can be made in liquid metal at high pressure. A new technique makes diamonds at atmospheric pressure.

This sheet of diamonds was grown within a liquid of gallium, iron, nickel and silicon.

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Bird flu may have jumped once from birds to dairy cattle in late 2023 and spread from cow-to-cow ever since.

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As summer temperatures peak, HeatRisk will provide color-coded warnings and safety tips.

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Genetic errors in bone marrow cells are passed to immune cells, which can ramp up inflammation.

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