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Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard Slayman died almost two months after the historic procedure, the Boston hospital where he had the transplant said Saturday. At 62, he had the transplant to treat his end-stage kidney disease.
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Aurélie Marrier d'UnienvilleSiblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that. -
Norfolk Plant SciencesAn organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
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A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. -
Longevity research is booming. Scientists are looking for ways to target the basic biology of aging. And here's the exciting part: Our biological age appears to be malleable. -
Scientists report that gene therapy restored at least some hearing and speech for five out of six children with a rare form of genetic deafness. -
A new study of kelp fossils from the coast of Washington state show that kelp forests, which host all manner of marine life, developed tens of millions of years ago. -
Billions of cicadas will emerge this spring across eastern and southern states as two broods arrive simultaneously for the first time in more than 200 years. -
Nokuthula Ngwenyama's "Flow" is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet. -
Researchers say they've identified the oldest known Tyrannosaurus, shaking up the ongoing debate over how and when the dinosaurs arrived in North America. -
The mission was to be the first time an American company sent a spacecraft to the moon — and the first time the U.S. returned to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. -
A CEO of one of the companies offering "memorial spaceflights" says his customers view it as "an appropriate celebration" of their loved ones. -
Astrobotic had been targeting a lunar landing on Feb. 23. It could have been the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, and the first by a private company.
