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Slacker fish, carnivorous pitfalls, a dinosaur gap and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - 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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- Animals
Baboon bosses get stressed for success
In the wild, the most powerful males reign tensely.
By Bruce Bower - Life
Oil spill didn’t hurt seagrass-dwelling juvenile fish
Long-term effects of early exposure to hydrocarbons remains unknown.
By Janet Raloff - Life
Learnin’ lizards
Underrated reptiles figure out what to do when the old rules change.
By Susan Milius - Life
Genes & Cells
Chromosomal risks of fertility treatment, vitamin A for vaccines and clues to brain cancer in this week's news.
By Science News - Animals
Chimp has an ear for talk
Human-raised Panzee challenges the notion that only people can discern acoustically altered words.
By Bruce Bower - 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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DNA hints at polar bears’ Irish ancestry
Mitochondrial genetic analysis suggests a bit o’ hybridizing long ago with brown bears on the Emerald Isle.
By Susan Milius - Life
Life
Happy orangutans, vitamins from pollinators and ancient bug eyes in this week's news
By Science News