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May 14, 2010 0 min read
GENETIC HISTORY – Scientists complete a draft sequence of the Neandertal genome, reconstructing the woolly mammoth’s bloody past, and genes that jump from species to species. Also: a low-tech solution to a public-health dilemma in the developing world.
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Race Roundup

May 14, 2010 1 min read
What prejudice looks like in the brain.
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Bee Vision

May 13, 2010 1 min read
Bees expend considerable energy on super-high-speed color vision.
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Empathy & Violence

May 12, 2010 1 min read
Empathy and aggression share the same circuits in the brain.
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Plant Budding

May 11, 2010 1 min read
A change in temperature and day length signal plants to form buds in the spring.
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Brain Electronics

May 10, 2010 1 min read
Electronics mounted on silk melt into the brain.
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