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Researchers discovered that chilling worms on ice slows down forgetting, prompting an exploration into the pathway responsible for this cool phenomenon.

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Historic Adaptations May Now Make Us Susceptible to Disease

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Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Science Snapshot: Free Fallin’ Salamanders

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Genome Spotlight: Giant Isopod (Bathynomus jamesi)

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Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study

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Adapting with a Little Help from Jumping Genes

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Infographic: How Transposable Elements Can Shape Evolution

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA

Uncovering Ancient Residual DNA

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What's Mine is Yours: The Immunogenetics of Mating in Anglerfish

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Infographic: Microbiome-Driven Adaptations in Animals

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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution

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Genome Reveals Clues to Giraffes’ “Blatantly Strange” Body Shape

Certain Color Varieties of a Coral Are More Protected from Bleaching

Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter

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Circadian Clock Genes Help a Crop Pest Adapt to Climate Change

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Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

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New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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