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  1. Animals

    Mother deer can’t ID their fawns by call

    Fawns can distinguish their mom's voice from another deer's, but a mom can't pick out her fawn's call.

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  2. Insecticide gets help from gut bacteria

    The world's most widely used organic insecticide appears to rely on an insect's normal gut flora to do its dirty work.

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  3. Tech

    Muscling up colors for electronic displays

    Researchers have found a way to provide the complete color palette for television and computer screens.

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  4. Tech

    Long-Sought Laser? Standard microchips may gain speedy optical connections

    Although not made exclusively of silicon, a new type of laser runs on electricity and could be mass manufactured in the same factories as silicon microchips are.