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  1. Animals

    Is Amy Tan actually ‘thrilled’ a leech is named after her?

    Novelist Amy Tan answers a lingering question about celebrities honored in scientific names of new species — her namesake is a leech.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Genetics

    Missing genes not always a problem for people

    Humans have ways to make up for missing genes, study suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Psychology

    Psychology’s replication crisis sparks new debate

    Controversy flares again about whether psychology studies survive further scrutiny.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Astronomy

    A fast radio burst’s home galaxy may not be known after all

    The recently claimed host galaxy of a fast radio burst may have been signs of a snacking black hole instead, study claims.