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Scientists Push for a Moratorium on Human Germline Editing

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Astronomers investigate a recently reactivated radio magnetar

New fuel cell material can run efficiently in reverse, storing energy

US Federal Court: Middle finger protected by the constitution

Reputed boss of Gambino crime family shot dead in New York

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Scientists Reawaken Cells From a 28,000-Year-Old Mammoth

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