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    Sequencing DNA from Cigarette Butt in Street and 3D Printing Face from It
    It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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