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  1. Animals

    Female owls: First to advertise good genes

    Swiss researchers find the first case of a female flashing ornaments that advertise her gene quality to choosy males.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    New gene-therapy techniques show potential

    Two technologies for transferring genes, one that uses mobile DNA called transposons and another that uses a weak virus, have proved successful in overcoming genetic disorders in mice.

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  3. Astronomy

    Astronomers find evidence of missing matter

    Astronomers say they've likely confirmed that half of the hydrogen gas in the universe, which had not been accounted for, resides in relatively nearby reaches of intergalactic space.

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  4. Earth

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