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To cheers, NASA asteroid sample capsule safely touches down in Utah

To cheers, NASA asteroid sample capsule safely touches down in Utah

NASA's Osiris-REx mission sends a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth Sunday morning. If it lands successfully, this cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
by Chiara Eisner

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Nutrient producing microbes win over farmers but skeptics doubtful

Nutrient producing microbes win over farmers but skeptics doubtful

A growing number of farmers are using nitrogen producing bacteria as an alternative to the polluting synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, but some soil health experts are skeptical of the new products.
by Dan Gunderson

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Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control

Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control

At the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, working on the front lines of mosquito control can be a prickly job. A technician volunteered to stick her arm into a glass tank to give scores of the insects a chance to feed on her blood. It was all in the name of sustaining a species important for research.
by The Associated Press

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