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Fight for the right to stem cells
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The making of Niels Bohr
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Ballooning size of world's second-largest refugee camp
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If it isn't life-threatening, don't call it cancer
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Ban boxing – it's demeaning and dangerous
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Ecosystems still feel the pain of ancient extinctions
By wiping out massive plant-eaters like giant ground sloths, humans inadvertently deprived modern ecosystems of essential nutrients
How Nigeria has been using its satellites
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First decrease in US childhood obesity
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