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EnvironmentGases dominate Gulf’s subsea plumes
Shipboard experiments in June show that natural gas dominates the Gulf oil plumes and that its components are the favorite choice of microbes.
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LifeNews in brief: Fins to limbs with flip of genetic switch
Boost of gene activity may help explain how arms and legs evolved in vertebrates.
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LifeHeart telltale
Engineered cells that flash when they beat may offer a new way to test drugs for cardiac toxicity.
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HumansPruney digits help people get a grip
Finger and toe wrinkling may have evolved as an adaptation to wet conditions.
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TechDNA stores poems, a photo and a speech
The molecule swaps its biological role for a computational one, that of long-term data storage.
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AnimalsIntegrative and Comparative Biology
The hormonal roller coaster that is male pipefish pregancy and collision safety features for flying insects.
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LifeAs fish watch prey, researchers watch fish’s brains
Genetically engineered neurons allow researchers to watch fish brains as they track prey.
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LifeAntianxiety drugs affect fish, too
Perch swim more and eat faster when exposed to concentrations of an antianxiety medication found in rivers.
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EarthAquatic predators affect carbon-storing plant life
Freshwater predator species can prevent the overgrazing of plants that suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Health & MedicineFish oil component boosts newborn health
Pregnant women who took an omega-3 fatty acid supplement had bigger babies.
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HumansAncient people and Neandertals were extreme travelers
Stone Age folk were built for journeying farther than even the most active individuals today.
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LifeMicrobes flourish at deepest ocean site
At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, eleven kilometers down, bacteria prosper despite crushing pressure and isolation.