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Anti-CRISPR concept

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Anti-CRISPR

The 'weapon' used by viruses to get around bacteria's CRISPR defence system

Red blood cells (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes)

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Blood

anglerfish

Environment

Deep-sea anglerfish fuse bodies to mate thanks to an odd immune system

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solar flare

Space

We can now predict dangerous solar flares a day before they happen

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Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

Space

Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

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Dexamethasone

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Dexamethasone

We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system

Space

We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system

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Planet Nine

Space

Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ on the solar system’s edge may not be real

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An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars

Space

An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars

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Venus

Space

Venus may have an underground magma ocean spanning the whole planet

When Earth and Venus formed, they both had global magma oceans deep underground. Earth’s has turned solid by now, but Venus’s may still remain hidden

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Antibodies

Health

Eating too much salt seems to impair body's ability to fight bacteria

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Humans

How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Features

Space

Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid

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