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Molecular fluorescence applied in an unconventional way allows the life-sustaining chemical reactions in genes to be observed in real time

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Summaries of newsworthy papers: Metabolic engineering: Making the most of biomass, Cell biology: Hsp70 offers clues to lysosomal storage disorders, Climate: Quantifying the feedback; Astronomy: Gamma-ray bursts without the gamma-rays?, Chemistry: Breaking a strong bond with tungsten and Evolution: Some bare truths about running

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A new role for prion protein; Proteins implicated in magnetoreception; Clocking perceptual speed; Risk variants for pancreatic cancer; Getting to the bones of echolocation; Jupiter’s moons diverged through bombardment; New chemistry clicks and Levitated half-tonne magnet recreates planetary plasmas

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A molecule that regulates expression of two growth factors is critical for inner ear development

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Inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex of the brain exhibit a bidirectional form of plasticity after visual deprivation

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