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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    Invasive frogs may spread deadly amphibian fungus

    African clawed frogs imported for 20th century pregnancy tests apparently communicate B. dendrobatidis to native species.

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  2. Animals

    Embracing the swarm

    Entomologist Michael Raupp is enjoying Swarmageddon. The giant batch of cicadas began emerging from the ground in late April and will be heard in some northeastern states through June.

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  3. Genetics

    Frankenstein’s Cat

    Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes.

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  4. Animals

    Malaria parasite drives mosquitoes to human scent

    Compared to uninfected insects, ones carrying disease land more often on sweat-soaked stockings.

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  5. Life

    Cloning produces human embryonic stem cells

    Fine-tuning of technique used in other animals could enable personalized medicine.

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  6. Animals

    Tamed fox shows domestication’s effects on the brain

    Gene activity changes accompany doglike behavior in foxes bred over more than 50 years.

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  7. Life

    Fossils point to ancient ape-monkey split

    Apes and monkeys split from a common ancestor more than 25 million years ago, fossil finds suggest.

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  8. Life

    Body’s clock linked to depression

    Gene activity in the brain suggests that circadian rhythms are off-kilter in people with depression.

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  9. Animals

    The secret behind the alligator’s toothy smile

    Dental stem cells enable the reptile to grow new teeth every year, researchers find.

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  10. Animals

    Cannibalistic spiders may just be choosy guys

    Male Micaria sociabilis may choose to have older female for lunch, not sex.

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  11. Life

    Exploration forges differences in identical twins

    Mice with the same genes and surroundings diverged in brain development depending on how much they moved around their environment.

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  12. Animals

    Malaria mosquito dosed with disease-fighting bacteria

    After thousands of tries, lab gets parasite-carrying insect to catch Wolbachia.

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