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🔬 Asteroid Snowballs, Zombie Trees & The Drug That Does Everything — This Week's Science News Just Dropped

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Researchers have unveiled a high-resolution 3D map of a bacteria-killing virus that could revolutionize the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, while GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are showing surprising potential as treatments for addiction on top of their already expanding medical uses. NASA's DART mission has delivered an unexpected revelation: sunlight alone can cause asteroids to shed material onto neighboring space rocks, proving these near-Earth objects are far more dynamic than scientists ever imagined. In a alarming development for science itself, Northwestern University researchers have exposed a sprawling global network of paper mills and brokers systematically corrupting the scientific record. Meanwhile, a newly discovered Australian tree species — still alive but completely unable to reproduce due to a deadly fungal infection — is raising urgent alarms about silent biodiversity loss happening right beneath our notice.Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio

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