The search for a cell phone starts with one big question. Should you get a…
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Swan seen eating large eel
A swan nesting on the Neath canal in Wales is seen tackling and then eating…
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Climate link to lizard extinction
Climate change could wipe out 20% of the world’s lizard species by 2080, according to…
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Children with epilepsy say their quality of life is better than their parents think
Researchers found that children with epilepsy say their quality of life is comparable to that…
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Wine-making yeast shows promise for bioethanol production
Researchers have identified a gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that might be important for…
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Low oxygen levels prevent X chromosome inactivation in human embryonic stem cells
Oxygen levels in the lab can permanently alter human embryonic stem cells, inducing X chromosome…
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New details of tuberculosis protein-cleaving machinery revealed
Scientists looking for new ways to fight tuberculosis (TB) have their sights set on a…
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Certain laboratory technique allows rapid detection of eye pathogens
A laboratory technique using real-time polymerase chain reaction that copies DNA segments may allow clinicians…
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Why a whiff of cats or rats is scary: Chemical signal from predators sparks fear in mice
Scientists have found a specific chemical compound secreted by many predators that makes mice behave…
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Folk medicine threat to wild dogs
Half of all wild dog species such as jackals, foxes and wolves are harvested for…