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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    Shuffling the genetic deck

    Scientists map places where chromosomes mix and match genes.

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  2. Life

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    Slacker fish, carnivorous pitfalls, a dinosaur gap and more in this week’s news.

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  3. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Human livers implanted in mice, plus new eye of newt, the potato genome and more in this week’s news.

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  4. Microbes

    Whether for brains or bacteria, intelligence is all about food

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  5. Animals

    Baboon bosses get stressed for success

    In the wild, the most powerful males reign tensely.

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  6. Life

    Oil spill didn’t hurt seagrass-dwelling juvenile fish

    Long-term effects of early exposure to hydrocarbons remains unknown.

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  7. Life

    Learnin’ lizards

    Underrated reptiles figure out what to do when the old rules change.

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  8. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Chromosomal risks of fertility treatment, vitamin A for vaccines and clues to brain cancer in this week's news.

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  9. Animals

    Chimp has an ear for talk

    Human-raised Panzee challenges the notion that only people can discern acoustically altered words.

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  10. Life

    Environment blamed for autism

    A new study of twins downplays the role of genes in determining who will get autism.

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  11. Life

    DNA hints at polar bears’ Irish ancestry

    Mitochondrial genetic analysis suggests a bit o’ hybridizing long ago with brown bears on the Emerald Isle.

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    Happy orangutans, vitamins from pollinators and ancient bug eyes in this week's news

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