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Fungi hijacked bacterial genes that trigger ice crystal formation — and scientists think it could lead to weather control. The biology alone is wild.

Ben Thompson's retrospective goes beyond the headline. The argument: Cook's genius wasn't what he built — it was knowing exactly when to arrive and when to leave.

Three liver transplant recipients stopped taking immunosuppressants — because doctors trained their immune systems with donor cells. It didn't always work, which makes the science even more interesting.

That concrete box off the freeway is a disappearing machine — for products, workers, and now detained immigrants. A sharp essay on how power hides in plain architecture.

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