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Within a tiny plankton, an even smaller cell has been found living an unexpectedly virus-like existence, challenging what it means to be alive. The line between living and inanimate has traditionally ...

A tablet computer that has built-in cellular capability. Like a smartphone, a plan with a cellular carrier must be in place, which provides the tablet with a telephone number even if voice calls are ...

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The origins of seven types of childhood and adult kidney cancers, including a number of rare subtypes, have been identified by a research team headed by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.