Life

  1. Life

    The case of the disappearing fingerprints

    One potential side effect of an anti-cancer drug: identity theft.

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  2. Life

    Trees of stone tell tropical tale

    Peruvian petrified forest offers insight into low-latitude conditions of millions of years ago

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  3. Life

    Ocean’s gazillion

    A picture of past ocean life suggests a higher capacity for marine life than what modern habitats host.

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  4. Life

    Genetic analysis of swine flu virus reveals diverse parts

    Detailed genetic analysis of the H1N1 swine flu virus indicates that its components have been present for years. The virus is still susceptible to drugs and vaccine development.

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  5. Animals

    For some birds, chancy climates mean better singers

    In the mockingbird family, the most accomplished musical species tend to live in treacherous climates.

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  6. Life

    Almost complete primate fossil described

    Ida provides details about life in the Eocene.

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  7. Life

    Life on Earth took a licking, kept on ticking

    Earth's early organisms may not have had to restart after a long spell of asteroid impacts.

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  8. Paleontology

    Ancient fish with killer bite

    Dunkleosteus clamped down on prey with three-quarters-of-a-ton bite force.

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  9. Life

    It’s not their dirty mouths

    Komodo dragons kill prey with venom, not oral bacteria, study suggests.

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  10. Life

    For blood stem cells, the force is strong

    Blood flow boosts production of blood stem cells, two new studies show.

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  11. Chemistry

    How RNA got started

    Scientists identify chemical reactions that could be responsible for the origin of life.

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  12. Life

    Misread epigenetic signals play role in leukemia

    A genetic mistake causes misinterpretation of epigenetic marks, leading to cancer.

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