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Posted on October 3, 2016

The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Your Body, Eating Itself

The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Your Body, Eating Itself
Autophagy, fully described in the 1990s Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi, is how cells recycle damaged, diseased, or worn out bits of microscopic, biological machinery into new, fully functional organic stuff. The post The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Your Body, Eating Itself appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on October 5, 2015

If You’re an Average American, You Peed 4 to 7 Times Today

If You’re an Average American, You Peed 4 to 7 Times Today

It's the middle of the road, but it's also the sweet spot. Take a moment to embrace the average.

The post If You’re an Average American, You Peed 4 to 7 Times Today appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on October 5, 2015

Parasite-Busting Drugs Take the Nobel Prize in Medicine

Parasite-Busting Drugs Take the Nobel Prize in Medicine

This year's winners discovered their therapies by sifting through huge repositories of bacteria from soil samples and isolating active compounds from herbs.

The post Parasite-Busting Drugs Take the Nobel Prize in Medicine appeared first on WIRED.

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