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Scientists discover why certain cockroaches avoid eating insecticide-containing sugary bait.
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
An ant species that lives on a carnivorous pitcher plant keeps nutrient thieves from escaping by eating them.
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Scientists find the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University reveals its list of the top 10 new species of 2012.
The virus is able to transmit between the small mammals, but does not appear to spread readily through human-to-human contact.
A study demonstrating the production of human stem cells through cloning contained several mislabeled images, but the authors insist the results are real.
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May 2013
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
The study of connective tissue is shedding light on pain and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
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Desulfobulbaceae bacteria were recently discovered to form centimeter-long cables, containing thousands of cells that share an outer membrane.
USC researcher Mohamed El-Naggar demonstrates how some bacteria grow electrical wires that allow them to link up in big biological circuits.
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