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  1. Animals

    Wasp Painting: Do insects know each other’s faces?

    A researcher who dabbed tiny stripes on the faces and abdomens of paper wasps says that she's found the first evidence that the insects can recognize individuals by their markings.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Kill or Be Killed: Tumor protein offs patrolling immune cells

    Many human cancers may evade surveillance by exploiting a protein normally found on certain immune cells.

    By John Travis
  3. Health & Medicine

    Rewiring Job: Drug spurs nerve growth in stroke-damaged brains

    The natural compound inosine spurs nerve reconnection in rats that have suffered the loss of blood to parts of the brain, suggesting inosine might help people recover from a stroke.