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What we inherited from our bug-eating ancestors

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Neuroscientists find first evidence animals can mentally replay past events

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A new giant virus found in the waters of Oahu, Hawaii

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Federal partners release Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research

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A rose is a rose is a rose: Mathematical model explains how two brains agree on smells

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Triple gene combinations study could help predict risk of disease

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Paleontologists put the bite on an ancient reptile from New England

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Powerful new imaging method reveals in detail how particles move in solution

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How do neural support cells affect nerve function?

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New software helps detect adaptive genetic mutations

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Despite odds, fish species that bypasses sexual reproduction is thriving

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Texas A&M biologists lead international team that sequences first Amazon molly fish genome

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Nursery stock, homeowner preferences drive tree diversity in Salt Lake Valley

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Study sheds new light on antibiotics produced by ants

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Evolution of China's flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages

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Smog-forming soils

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Better predicting mountains' flora and fauna in a changing world

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UC biologists peek into the past to see the future through tiny spider eyes

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Zooming in on protein to prevent kidney stones

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Habitat counts when predators lurk

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Study: Too many nutrients make microbes less responsive

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Heart monitors on wild narwhals reveal alarming responses to stress

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New imaging technique peers inside living cells

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Indiana University biologists create beetle with functional extra eye

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A new way to mix oil and water

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NSF, NIH and USDA make new awards to combat infectious diseases

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Humans don't use as much brainpower as we like to think

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Biologists discover bacteria's 'sense of touch'

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