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Genetics

Hybrid protein offers malaria protection

Rare hybrid protein that spans red blood cell membranes offers some protection against malaria.

Health & Medicine

Transplanted stem cells become eggs in sterile mice

Sterile mice that received transplanted egg-making stem cells were able to have healthy babies.

Environment

When it’s hot, plants become a surprisingly large source of air pollution

During a heat wave, trees and shrubs can sharply raise ozone levels, a new study shows.

Animals

Orangutans take motherhood to extremes, nursing young for more than eight years

Weaning in orangutans has been tricky to see in the wild, so researchers turned to dental tests to reveal long nursing period.