Life
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Fossil moth reveals colorful hue
Paleontologists deduce how ridges on the creature’s wings would have reflected light.
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When snowpack shrinks, elk can binge on aspen
As winters warm in the Rockies, majestic grazers may be threatening iconic Western tree.
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Stem cell advance uses cloning
A method that uses eggs to do genetic reprogramming is successful in humans.
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Heart disease has its own clock
Disrupting circadian rhythms in mouse blood vessels hardens arteries, suggesting that timing malfunctions in organs may cause disease.
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Biomarker for Huntington’s disease identified
A gene called H2AFY may provide scientists with a way to measure the condition’s progression and whether a treatment is having a biological effect.
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2011 medicine Nobel goes to immunology researchers
The prize in physiology or medicine recognizes scientists for their work on the body's innate and adaptive defenses against invading pathogens.
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Food makes male flies frisky
Courtship behavior in a classic lab insect is driven by the aroma of dinner.
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Miracle fruit secret revealed
Bizarre berry works by sensitizing the tongue's sweet sensors to acidic flavors.
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Genes & Cells
How nanotubes trigger a cell’s gag reflex, the skulking 1918 flu and more in this week’s news.
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Penguins may sniff out relatives
A zoo study sees hints of odor-based kin recognition in colony-dwelling birds.
