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Novavax’s money is going in the wrong direction
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about India-made versions of Wegovy, an RSV vaccine scramble, and more
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Method identified to double computer processing speeds
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Physicists discover a quantum state with a new type of emergent particles: Six-flux composite fermions
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Climate change could push bowhead whales to cross paths with shipping traffic
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Air pollution linked to more signs of Alzheimer’s in brain
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Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models
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Sleep improves ability to recall complex events
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Butterfly and moth genomes mostly unchanged despite 250 million years of evolution
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An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins
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Toxic elements found in stranded whales, dolphins over 15 years
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Revolutionary breakthrough in solar energy: Most efficient QD solar cells
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Baleen whales evolved a unique larynx to communicate but cannot escape human noise
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Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene
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University in Alabama halts IVF treatments after court rules embryos are children
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Tongue paralysis after extubation
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News in Brief 21 February 2024
WHO chief says severe malnutrition is soaring in Gaza, SudanUS companies dumping “forever chemicals” with…
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