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Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that is notoriously difficult to study and has captivated the physics community for decades.

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but we can now study tens of millions of genetic changes in a single experiment in my laboratory," Koenig said. Dozens of genes that contribute to barley's adaptability are described in a new study ...

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Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column ...