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Desensitization of neurons to dopamine is a well-known effect in addiction. However, researchers found a natural example of this phenomenon in fly mating behavior.

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“Necks for Sex” May Explain Giraffes’ Distinctive Anatomy 

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Infographic: A New Look at Monogamy Across the Animal Kingdom

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Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study

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Science Snapshot: Identifying Individual Frogs In A Chorus

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Spiders Catapult Themselves to Avoid Becoming Their Mate’s Meal

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This Fungus Has More Than 17,000 Sexes

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To Mate or Not to Mate? Baboons’ Inbreeding Defense Is Biased

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Incest Isn’t Taboo in Nature: Study

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For Mates to Fuse Bodies, Some Anglerfish Have Lost Immune Genes

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

In the TS 40th Anniversary template, Sarkis Mazmanian smiles in a black and white headshot photo on the left. In a photo on the right, he stands in front of a large image of a cross-section of the brain. He wears a navy jacket, a white shirt, and glasses.

Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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