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  Colombia confirms that dreaded fungus has hit its banana plantations

  BY SABINE GALVISAUG. 12, 2019

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  Finally, some good news about Ebola: Two new treatments dramatically lower the death rate in a trial

  BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDTAUG. 12, 2019

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  Vanishing Arctic ice will open the way for more science voyages, analysis suggests

  BY KELLY MAYESAUG. 12, 2019

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  New Trump rules would curb U.S. endangered species protections

  BY ADAM ATON, E&E NEWSAUG. 12, 2019

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  U.S. groups urge restraint in investigating academic espionage by China

  BY JEFFREY MERVISAUG. 12, 2019

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  UC faculty members quit Cell Press editorial boards over impasse with publisher

  BY JEFFREY BRAINARDAUG. 9, 2019

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  Top stories: Skin-seeing caterpillars, a climate ‘reality check,’ and why cats eat grass

  BY CATHERINE MATACICAUG. 9, 2019

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  Light reflected off fresh snow can outshine the moon

  BY NOLA TAYLOR REDDAUG. 9, 2019

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  Hefty university fees are sending some grad students to food banks

  BY KATIE LANGINAUG. 12, 2019

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  We live in a complex world. Science can’t be taught in a vacuum

  BY DAVID R. WESSNERAUG. 8, 2019

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  My science seemed to tell a clear story—until I took a closer look

  BY GOHAR MANZARAUG. 1, 2019

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  For academics, what matters more: journal prestige or readership?

  BY KATIE LANGINJUL. 25, 2019

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  Skydiving taught me I can land on my feet—in my life and career

  BY LERYS DEL MORALJUL. 25, 2019

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  How to tell your adviser you’re pursuing a nonacademic career

  BY ALAINA G. LEVINEJUL. 22, 2019

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  Why I livestream my science

  BY S. HUSSAIN ATHERJUL. 18, 2019

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  What can scientists learn from stand-up comedy?

  BY ADAM RUBENJUL. 17, 2019

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August 2019 Vol. 5 Issue 8

• Repetitive impacts add up

• Ocean pigments capture energy

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6 August 2019 Vol. 12 Issue 593

• HIPK2 promotes palate fusion

• SynGAP1 in neurodevelopment

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7 August 2019 Vol. 11 Issue 504

• Targeting pyrimidine synthesis enhances treatment in glioblastoma

• Multi-targeted CAR T cells control HIV infection in humanized mice

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August 2019 Vol. 4 Issue 38

• Enhanced inhibitor

• Gab3 adapter prevents NK cell dysfunction

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July 2019 Vol. 4 Issue 32

• Insect-scale, fast-moving, and ultrarobust soft robot

• Microwheels on microroads: Enhanced translation on topographic surfaces

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The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies

BY JON COHENAUG. 1, 2019

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• A three-dimensional map of the Milky Way using classical Cepheid variable stars

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Giant batteries and cheap solar power are shoving fossil fuels off the grid

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• Imaging Bell-type nonlocal behavior

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• The global tree restoration potential

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