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Researchers design moisture-responsive workout suit
Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.
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http://news.mit.edu/2017/moisture-responsive-workout-suit-0519

Scientists implant transparent wing cases on ladybugs to study how they put away their wings using elaborate, origami-like folds.
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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/20/529148056/scientists-sneak-a-peek-at-how-ladybugs-fold-their-wings

Interrupting deep sleep keeps the brain's synapses excited, inhibiting neuroplasticity, which means that learning new things is no longer possible
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317597.php