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AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL - How diabetes benefits dolphins, dolphin intelligence and welfare update, looking for new drugs from the sea, and how genes affect your susceptibility to germs.
Animal Behavior Roundup
A great ape called the bonobo never grows up.
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ANIMALS: DNA analysis confirms virgin birth in sharks, bonobos are forever young, elephant genes fight disease, and mussel glue inspires medical sealants.
Food Fraud Fighters
Two high school students expose food-labeling fraud using a simple DNA technique.
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THE FOOD SHOW - High school students expose food fraud in New York City. Does gelatin really come from cow hooves? And the hormone behind eating when you're already full.
Venomous Dinosaurs
A venomous feathered dinosaur may have eaten its prey alive.
Naked Mole Rat Survival
Naked mole rats can survive without oxygen longer than any other mammal.
Aging Roundup
A sign of premature aging shows up in the DNA of people who were abused as children.
Genes & Empathy
A genetic variation correlates with a strong sense of empathy.
Ancient Pollination
Millions of years before flowers evolved, insects were pollinating non-flowering plants.
Medical Aging Roundup
A protective enzyme may be the key to long life.
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Ancient insect pollinators, your body's unique microbes, a marine creature that could fix broken bones. Also: does chewing gum really take years to digest?
Cancer Roundup
Researchers have discovered a gene in the naked mole rat that protects them from developing cancer.
Reptile Roundup
Huge snakes are invading southern Florida and wreaking havoc on the native wildlife there.
Vegetarian Spiders
A population of spiders in Mexico subsists almost entirely on plants.
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Debunking 2012 doomsday hype, developing a better rocket fuel, vegetarian spiders, and the genetics of aggression in Africanized bees.
Facial Contrast
Cosmetics enhance facial contrast, a quality that makes faces appear more feminine.
Ardipithicus Fossil
Scientists unveil details about Ardipithicus, a possible human ancestor.
Placebo Effect Genes
The placebo effect only works for certain people – could this be genetic?