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A mother’s DNA contains enough information to sequence a fetal genome.

Fetal Genome Sequenced Without Help From Daddy

Researchers now need only a blood sample from a pregnant mother to construct a fetus’ entire genome

Blame Your Chicken Dinner for That Persistant Urinary Tract Infection

E. coli, the most common cause of urinary tract infections, has been growing resistant to antibiotics, and chickens may be to blame

For Coal Miners, Back to Black Lungs

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Sitting Just Three Hours a Day Can Take Two Years Off Your Life

New Gene Provides Link Between Stress and Depression

How Our Food System Could Be Radically Better in 2032

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U.S. & Europe are Hotspots for Deadly Emerging Diseases

Are Millennials Too Strung Out on Antidepressants to Even Know Who They Are?

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Vintage Summer Tips From the U.S. Government: “Overeating Is Overheating”

In the early 1940s, in the years after the country had entered World War II, American government had a particular interest in keeping workers on the job

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Science Answers Age-Old Question, Should We Live to Work or Work to Live?

Easter Island Drug Makes Mice Happier, Smarter

Hemingway’s Old Man Inspires Shark Oil for HIV Vaccine

Mom Keeps Kid Out of Cookie Jar, Forever

Should you raise a sugar-free baby? One mother makes a case for this radical move

The solution can be carried around.

Microparticle Elixir Can Keep Patients Alive for 30 Minutes Without Breathing

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A Little Perspective: Congress First Mandated Health Care in 1798

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Not All Calories Are the Same, Says Harvard Study

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Finally, Male Birth Control Even Dudes Will Use

Here’s a male contraceptive from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute that a) works pretty well and b) shouldn’t be too burdensome for dudes

In 45 States, It’s Illegal to Keep Your HIV Status Secret

Ferrets react to flu much like humans do.

How to Give a Ferret a Deadly Flu

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Your Kid’s New Dermatologists: Barney and Kung Fu Panda

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