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A rat neuron before (top) and after (bottom) ketamine treatment. The increased number of orange nodes are restored connections in the rat's brain. Ronald Duman/Yale University hide caption

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Ketamine Relieves Depression By Restoring Brain Connections

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A page from Pacioli's math encyclopedia, Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita. via Jane Gleeson-White hide caption

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The Accountant Who Changed The World

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A voter registration form and absentee ballot application at a Franklin County polling place in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. The deadline to register to vote in Ohio is Oct. 9. Matt Sullivan/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Voter Registration Deadlines Begin Passing This Week

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Each of these mouse pups was born from an egg scientists created using embryonic stem cells. It's possible the technology could change future treatment for human infertility. Katsuhiko Hayashi hide caption

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Katsuhiko Hayashi

Scientists Create Fertile Eggs From Mouse Stem Cells

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Pakistani pop singer Shehzad Roy (right) sings for teenage prisoners at a prison in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2008. Known originally for fluffy pop songs, Roy's music has taken a harder, more political edge, protesting injustice in Pakistan. Shakeel Adil/AP hide caption

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Pakistan Heartthrob Trades Pop For Political Protest

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