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Researchers map enzyme's structure

Medical School researchers published the results of an enzyme study last month which may eventually lead to a better understanding of the processes behind early-aging diseases and to redesigned AIDS medications with fewer negative side effects.

Science cafés come to Charlottesville

Just a speaker and a microphone — and maybe some drinks for the audience, too. The setup is simple for “Science Straight Up,” a new University-sponsored event series that launched this February.

Giant meteor strikes Russia

The YouTube-famous Russian dashboard camcorders have regularly recorded road rage and tanks crossing streets, but even the most hardened of drivers did not expect to see a 55-foot wide meteor burning through the sky on the morning of Feb.

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