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  1. Microbes

    Elite athletes’ poop may hold clues to boosting metabolism

    In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer players had higher levels of glycogen, a key energy source.

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  2. Genetics

    What 23andMe’s bankruptcy means for your genetic data

    As 23andMe prepares to be sold, Science News spoke with two experts about what’s at stake and whether consumers should delete their genetic data.

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  3. Animals

    You might be reading your dog’s moods wrong

    A dog's physical cues often take a back seat to environmental ones, skewing humans' perceptions, a small study suggests.

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  4. Animals

    Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise

    The ocean can be a symphony of fish grunts, hums and growls. Now add tooth-clacking sharks to the score.

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  5. Plants

    A nearly century-old dead date palm tree helped solve an ancestry mystery

    The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.

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  6. Animals

    A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

    Mouse cells tweaked to produce the tardigrade protein incurred less DNA damage than unaltered cells — hinting at a new tool for cancer patient care.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

    John Green’s new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, reveals how social injustice sustains the disease, despite available cures and vaccines.

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  8. Agriculture

    How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines

    Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    A deep brain stimulation volunteer discusses life after depression

    In this bonus episode of The Deep End, you’ll hear an update from Jon Nelson, who is living what he calls his "bonus life."

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