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AMAZING ORGANISMS: Assessing the developmental level of canines, the origin of malaria, powerful bacteria, and more.
Plant Roundup
Plant geneticists are developing crops that can thrive in salty soils.
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HEALTH UPDATE - The genetics of the placebo effect, nano-diamond wound therapy, the rise of vitamin D deficiency, and more.
Merkel Cells
Merkel cells in the fingertips and lips are responsible for our feeling of fine touch.
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Why mosquitoes prefer some people over others, the genetics of fine touch, how early poverty can haunt your health and the science behind aromatherapy.
Lamprey Contraception
An evolutionary quirk in the sex hormones of sea lamprey could help bring the destructive Great Lakes invader under control.
Frozen Bacteria
Bacteria trapped in eons-old ice could shed light on extraterrestrial life.
Re-Sizing Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs may have been smaller than previous estimates.
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Dinosaurs get re-sized, why we favor a biased media, people who never forget a face and more.
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SOUNDS & SIGNALS: Prairie dogs sound the alarm, turning bed bugs against themselves, bird songs vary by climate, and improving forensic voice comparison.
Birdsong & Climate
Birds that live in more variable climates sing more sophisticated songs.
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ANIMAL UPDATE: Frogs fight disease, species confusion, super spider silk, tenacious mosquitoes, better cows, and more.
Lookalike Species
Some animals that look exactly alike may be genetically separate species.
Looming Sounds
Being in good physical condition could actually be detrimental to your hearing.
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HEARING & SOUND: Why hyenas are anything but funny. Can animals dance to a beat? Using sound to save the whales. And physical fitness worsens hearing, but estrogen improves it.
Life Light
The way light scatters off distant planets may reveal whether life exists on them.
Dancing Animals
Some animals can dance to a beat, while others have no rhythm.
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COSMIC LIFE: Life on the ancient earth and beyond. The comet theory of the origins of life, how oxygen became abundant enough to support an explosion of life, a new method for locating life on other planets, and refuting the asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction.
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HEALTH REPORT: Why bone loss can be slowed but not reversed. Genes that turn carbohydrates to fat. How sports drinks damage teeth. And more.
Smell of Fear
Chemicals in sweat can influence our perception of others' emotions.
Fingerprint Purpose
New research suggests our fingerprints help us feel finely detailed surfaces.
Giant Snake
A super-sized snake in prehistoric Colombia tells scientists about the future of global warming.