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For the first time, researchers culture a bacteria that uses a magnetic sulfide compound to navigate.
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Researchers use whole-genome sequencing to keep tabs on the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
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The need for ancient humans to keep cool during the day might explain their lack of body hair but not why they walked on two feet.
Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.
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