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GeneticsMutation-disease link masked in zebrafish
Zebrafish study shows organisms can work around DNA mutations.
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PhysicsSwimming bacteria remove resistance to flow
The collective motion of swimming bacteria can virtually eliminate a water-based solution’s resistance to flow.
By Andrew Grant -
PaleontologyAncient comb jellies might have had skeletons
Soft and filmy today, comb jellies might once have had rigid skeletons.
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AnthropologyMonkey’s small brain shows surprising folds
An ancient monkey’s tiny brain developed folds, raising questions about primate evolution.
By Bruce Bower -
ClimateBumblebee territory shrinking under climate change
Climate change is shrinking bumblebee habitat as southern territories heat up and bumblebees hold their lines in the north.