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Researchers explore how blood platelets sweep bacteria into aggregate bundles at sites of infection to help phagocytic cells dispose of them. 

Entomologists have rediscovered a species of moth that was considered lost for 130 years. 

Palaeontologists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence to date for small, stiff-necked, sea-dwelling reptiles. 

Scientists infuse plants with the luminescence of fireflies. 

Scientists have found the oldest known specimen of a blood-sucking insect together with the remains of its host. 

Researchers have undertaken a comprehensive study on the status of giant clams across the world. 

Scientists examine lateralized behaviors in blue whales.

A new study sheds light on how the most abundant bird in North America went extinct. 

Researchers examine the effects on the fruit fly intestine of the protein responsible for Fragile X syndrome in humans. 

Researchers are looking at actin polymerization and calcium uptake in human cells to study mitochondrial division.

Researchers are taking a close look at the bacterium that causes listeriosis disease.
 

Factors such as humidity and temperature can affect how Rhinolophus clivosus use echolocation. 

Scientists are taking a close look at fish skeletons for inspiration to solve engineering problems. 

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