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Goal-oriented rehab improves recovery in older adults
First pictures of enzyme that drives new class of antibiotics
Synthetic biology enables protein origami
A good first step toward nontoxic solar cells
How to consider nature’s impact on mental health in city plans
Putting brakes on lateral root development
Lots of lead in water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Old rocks, new science: Why Apollo 11 samples are still as relevant as ever
More cancer patients get help to quit smoking
WashU Expert: On Apollo legacy, and why we should return to moon
Long live long-limbed African chicken
Forest landscapes, wildlife of Northern Congo declining under logging pressure
Biodiversity grants announced
Eating a bit less reduces heart attack risk, study shows
For malnourished children, new therapeutic food boosts gut microbes, healthy development
Mustering a milder mustard
No more trial-and-error when choosing an electrolyte for metal-air batteries
Characterizing ‘arrow of time’ in open quantum systems
Bison overlooked in domestication of grain crops
Grazing animals drove domestication of grain crops
Water drives explosive eruptions; here’s why magmas are wetter than we thought
When kinetics and thermodynamics should play together
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
Solving a condensation mystery
Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline
Fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective
Once thought to be asexual, single-celled parasites caught in act
Structuring sweetness: What makes Stevia so sweet?
Buchowski named Lenke Distinguished Professor
Powderly to lead Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Earliest flaked-stone tools found in Ethiopia
Human ancestors invented stone tools several times
Cashen named Institutional Review Board chair
Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood
Metcalfe gift supports study of adversity’s effects on children’s brains