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Spiders that eat their mates, why cloned animals get sick, some lesser known dangers of inbreeding, …
Jupiter Moons
Jupiter's moons are like a miniature solar system of contrasting terrains. But how could moons that …
Disease and Diversity
It's well known that inbred animals are more likely to inherit genetic diseases. But did you know …
Cloning Sickness
Many cloned animals have unusual health problems. One listener asked what goes wrong.
Munching Mates
Many fathers in the animal kingdom are deadbeat dads by human standards. But redback spider dads are …
Vaccine Roundup
In an unusual twist, a bioengineered tobacco plant could save lives in the case of a bioterrorist …
Podcast
Blocking addiction in the brain, how particle accelerators work, mapping the Milky Way, the other …
Epigenome Project
Many genetic diseases don't kick in unless triggered. Now scientists are looking for those triggers …
Spiral Arm
Astronomers have made new progress in the effort to map the Milky Way.
Particle Accelerator
The action in particle accelerators makes the fastest racecars look like slugs.
Addiction Blocker
A promising chemical may counteract the brain changes that go hand-in-hand with addiction.
Dental Roundup
A dental researcher seems to have honed in on the real use of the narwhal's mysterious tusk.