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Meet our newest genetically engineered frenemy, herpes
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Cooking and cleaning your way to air pollution, dying to become a tree, and thawing out “COVID-frozen” goals.
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Early bird gets the worm, night owl gets the diabetes
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Sweating for mosquito science, sharing genes with zebrafish, and sharing vomit with synanthropic flies.
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‘Dr. Caveman’ had a leg up on amputation
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Walking your way to a quieter baby, lending a nose to Parkinson’s research, and identifying the office flirts.
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One fish, two fish, are good fish for you ... fish
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The secret lives of Vikings’ parasites, the first truck to perform a vasectomy, and the benefits of random-but-not-quite noise.
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No fish can escape this net ... of COVID testing
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Medieval friars and the guests that wouldn’t leave, the shared interests of doppelgangers, and relationships built on guilt and secrecy.
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Primary care now offering physicians the 26.7-hour day
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The reality of mental exhaustion, the hormone of aggressive cuddling, and the instruments of COVID spread.
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Stressed about weight gain? Well, stress causes weight gain
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Smelling cancer with tiny brains, exchanging new blood for old doesn’t work, and making promises your alleged voice can’t keep.
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The gut microbes have spoken: All fiber is good fiber
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Bones have a favorite cheese, twins play the lottery, and wages affect cognitive decline.
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Coming to a pill near you: The exercise molecule
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Longevity and gonorrhea, alcohol use disorder begets food addiction, and medicated drivers.
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Shift schedule today could worsen that stroke tomorrow
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Feed your soul with online art, feed your “hangry” etymologist, but don’t feed anyone with SARS-CoV-2 from the freezer.
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Mosquitoes and the vicious circle that’s gone viral
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The battle against “Hamptons bladder,” the benefits of avocados, and the friendly way to follow your nose.
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In the Grand Canyon, norovirus gives new meaning to ‘leave no trace’
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: A cup of stem cell retrieval, a fringe benefit of political office, and an individual’s right to overeat.
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Artificial intelligence: The Netflix of cancer treatment
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Criminals paid for their debt to society, jet lag can decide the NBA championship, and decisions made on an empty stomach.
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Microbiome’s new happy place: The beer gut
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: Loss of quantum consciousness, something fishy about your middle ear, and something insecty about a robot’s ear.
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Parkinson’s disease could be hiding behind those nightmares
- Author:
- Lucas Franki
- Richard Franki
- Christina Manago
- Teraya Smith
Plus: The price of fake COVID testing, the ugly side of sleep deprivation, and the illusion of perceived light.