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Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the hunt of life outside our solar system after spotting an "Earth-like" planet.

The researchers identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the ...

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It was a tough year for science in the US. Thousands of research grants, including more than 3,800 from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation alone, were frozen or ...

New research suggests that the most formidable barrier to commercializing nanotechnology is not the science itself, but rather the way organizations manage the innovation process. While nanotechnology ...

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