Life
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Life
A new way to breach the blood-brain barrier
Researchers working with rodents have found a drug that can temporarily open a door for treatments.
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Cats engineered for disease resistance
Genetically modified felines created in an effort to fight feline immunodeficiency virus.
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Thirsty frogs make do with dew
An Australian species exploits condensation to get a drink by chilling down outside and then hopping into its warm, humid lair.
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Evolution should be taught to all students
The antievolution movement in science education, which gained national attention in the 1920s, lives on in different forms.
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Genes & Cells
Caterpillars brainwashed by virus, bacteria break DNA and more in this week’s news.
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In the dark, cave fish follows its own rhythm
Scientists unwind an odd biological clock to better understand how organisms set daily cycles.
- Paleontology
Acidifying oceans helped fuel mass extinction
The great die-off 250 million years ago could trace in part to hostile water conditions, a modeling study suggests.
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Genes & Cells
Bacterium’s DNA mostly unused, the death of Black Death and more in this week’s news.
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Woolly rhinos came down from the cold
Ice Age icons were already adapted to harsh climate, new fossils suggest.
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- Chemistry
Pooping pandas may make better biofuels
Gut microbes break down bamboo efficiently, inspiring new approaches to process raw plant materials for fuel.
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Belly bacteria boss the brain
One type of gut microbe sends antianxiety messages through the vagus nerve, changing the behavior of mice.
