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Lay off the sugar cookies and eat some fiber instead

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No ifs, ands or butts –  worms with no anus haven’t evolved for millions...

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Flower or flesh? Genetics explain mosquito preference

In Ohio, researchers at Ohio State University are working on creating a world in which mosquitoes choose flowers over flesh, saving us from itchy...

Space Station microbes similar to home microbes

In California, microbiologists at the University of California, Davis analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with...

Fighting climate change with genetically modified livestock in Africa

In Kenya, the International Livestock Research Institute is helping create climate and disease resistant livestock to help farmers in Africa adapt to diseases like...

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