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  1. Genetics

    Ancient DNA bucks tale of how the horse was tamed

    DNA from ancient horses reveals early domestication involved plenty of stallions.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Zika hides out in body’s hard-to-reach spots

    Zika virus sticks around in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of monkeys.

    By Laurel Hamers
  3. Life

    How a mushroom gets its glow

    For the first time, biologists have pinpointed the compound that lights up in fungal bioluminescence.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Animals

    The scales of the ocellated lizard are surprisingly coordinated

    The mazelike patterns of the ocellated lizard’s skin follow a set of rules from computer science.