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GeneticsA circadian clock transplant gives E. coli rhythm
Clockworks from algae built into E. coli may hold future jet lag treatment.
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EarthFluid injection triggers earthquakes indirectly, study finds
An up-close look at artificially triggered quakes suggests that tremors start slow and smooth.
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LifeA protein variant can provide protection from deadly brain-wasting
If cannibalism hadn’t stopped, a protective protein may have ended kuru anyway.
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AnthropologyModern-day trackers reinterpret Stone Age cave footprints
African trackers help researchers interpret ancient human footprints in French caves.
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AnthropologyHuman laugh lines traced back to ape ancestors
Chimps make laughing faces that speak to evolution of human ha-ha’s.