Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
Laboratory-raised populations of dung beetles reveal a mother's extragenetic influence on the physiques of her sons.
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A human trial of a hepatitis C treatment is shut down after one of the participants died.
Mice with inflammatory bowel disease harbor gut bacteria that damage host DNA, predisposing mice to cancer.
A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.