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The black fur allele has fitness costs but also confers higher immunity against canine distemper virus, making mix-and-match mating key to population survival.

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Dozens of Genes Tied to Caribou’s Seasonal Migration

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Fruit Bats Echolocate During the Day Despite Having Great Vision

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Fruit Flies Evolve in Time with the Seasons: Study

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Sudden Decline in Salmon Growth May Signal Ecological Shift

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Chromosomal Rearrangement Linked to Less Mobile Quail

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Male Snakes Cannibalizing Females Present Evolutionary Puzzle

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Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

Pandemic Shutdown Altered Bay Area Birdsongs

Monkey Hybrids Challenge Assumptions of What a Species Is

Pinpointing the Origin of Marbled Crayfish Clones

Hawaiian Spiders on Different Islands Evolved Same Disguise in Parallel

Amazonian Fish Genome Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Asexual Reproduction

Spiders with Long Tails Found in Ancient Amber

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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