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A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

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head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky Sarah Kuta Such examples of gravitational lensing can help astronomers learn more about the properties of ...