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Health & MedicineVaccine stops deadly sand-fly-spread scourge in animal test
A DNA vaccine triggers protection against the sand-fly-borne scourge Leishmania.
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Health & MedicineSzechuan pepper taps at nerve fibers
The spice makes lips tingle at 50 beats per second, researchers find.
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MicrobesHorsetail spores don’t need legs to jump
Forget legs. A plant uses curly, humidity-controlled ribbons to make epic leaps.
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AnimalsAvoiding feces may be ‘luxury’ wild mice can’t afford
For a mouse in the woods, finding any food at all may trump poopy locations.
By Susan Milius -
Health & MedicineFructose may be key to weight gain
Mice that could not make or metabolize the sugar gained less weight than normal mice.