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Biodiversity for the birds

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NSF's 10 Big Ideas

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MSU pioneers new course: Digital introduction to biology, evolution

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Bee social or buzz off: Study links genes to social behaviors, including autism

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Smallest life forms have smallest working CRISPR system

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Pupil's brain recognizes the perfect teacher

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Study uncovers new link between neonicotinoid pesticide exposure and bumblebee decline

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This RNA-based technique could make gene therapy more effective

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Biomaterials with 'Frankenstein proteins' help heal tissue

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Tracking the movement of the tropics 800 years into the past

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New study answers old questions about why tropical forests are so ecologically diverse

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Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of brain development

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2 degrees decimated Puerto Rico's insect populations

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Classifying microbes differently leads to discovery

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Molecular details of protein reveal glimpse into how kidney stones form

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Prescience: Helping doctors predict the future

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Small-brained female guppies aren't drawn to attractive males

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Scientists go 'back to the future,' create flies with ancient genes to study evolution

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Scorpion census: Researchers update global record of medically significant scorpions

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Success is sweet: Researchers unlock the mysteries of the sugarcane genome

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Mysterious kidney disease on the rise in South Asia

Research News

Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

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Tropical frogs found to coexist with deadly fungus

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Complex factors can drive the emergence and evolution of plant pathogens

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No more Iron Man: Submarines now have soft, robotic arms

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

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Biologists find new genetic interdependence between mothers and their offspring

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Wild suburbia

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Songbird data yields new theory for learning sensorimotor skills

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