Life
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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- 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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Oil spill didn’t hurt seagrass-dwelling juvenile fish
Long-term effects of early exposure to hydrocarbons remains unknown.
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Genes & Cells
Chromosomal risks of fertility treatment, vitamin A for vaccines and clues to brain cancer in this week's news.
- 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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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.
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Genes & Cells
A sticky E. coli outbreak, clues to pancreatic cancer and a double whammy that leads to cancer in this week's news.
