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Scientists make synthetic cell using manmade DNA, not quite new life but a step that wayScientists have created a living cell powered by manmade DNA. It's a bold step in the quest to build artificial organisms that might one day produce new ...

Brown University reports steep drop in value of endowment; down 27 percentBrown University is reporting a steep drop in its endowment. The Ivy League school says the value of its endowment fell nearly 27 percent to $2.04 billion for the fiscal year ...

Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago next month, has spent the 150 years since he published The Origin of Species fighting for the idea of common descent. Though physically dead, he is still doing battle for the notion that chimps ...

Nancy Irwin was in her early 40s when she changed her career from stand-up comedy to psychotherapy. Having made such a dramatic turnaround, she thought to herself, "If I can do it, anybody can." So she collected dozens of examples of people ...

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