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Tracking the genetic diversity and evolution of rhinoviruses can lead to a better understanding of viral evolution, the common cold, and more dangerous infections.
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Why scientists are so near and yet so far from being able to cryopreserve organs
A University of Wisconsin neuroscientist is found guilty of falsifying Western blots as part of his stroke research, and has requested the retraction of two papers.
As wolves became domesticated, their genes adapted to a starch-rich diet of human leftovers.
Bamboo sharks still developing in their egg cases respond to a predator presence by ceasing movement and even breathing.
The author of a whistleblower blog has revealed his identity after the site was suspended due to legal threats from accused scientists.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
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