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  1. Animals

    Wild monkeys invaded Florida. Should people protect them?

    A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

    By Freda Kreier
  2. Neuroscience

    Yaks may hint at a way to treat brain diseases like MS

    A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.

    By Simon Makin
  3. Health & Medicine

    A newfound blood biomarker may one day predict longevity

    Levels of six RNA molecules in the blood ID’d older adults likely to survive two more years. Whether it will work for other people is a big question.