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Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.
Researchers unveil BioNOT, a new app that scours PubMed for studies that report negative findings.
Expecting significant cuts to the federal research budget, scientists are scratching expensive DNA sequencers off their wish lists.
Wasps inject their larvae into ladybug abdomens, where they feast on the bugs’ insides.
Last week researchers released the first non-invasive prenatal test for Down syndrome, and more such tests are expected in the coming months.
A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
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