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PHOTO: Scientists Discover Obese Star 320 Times Larger Than The Sun
Jul 21st
LONDON — A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered – hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time.
Those behind the find say the star, called R136a1, may once have weighed as much as 320 solar masses. Astrophysicist Paul Crowther said the obese star – twice as heavy as any previously discovered – has already slimmed down considerably over its lifetime.
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Scientists Discover Antibodies That Kill 90% Of HIV Strains
Jul 9th
(July 
— American scientists are touting a major stride toward a vaccine that can ward off HIV, after finding two key proteins that neutralize 91 percent of the virus’ 190 strains.
The team of researchers with the National Institutes of Health’s Vaccine Research Center hopes the antibody discovery can spur successful work toward a method of preventing HIV, which already afflicts an estimated 33 million people worldwide.
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