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The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

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How Do Plants Know It’s Getting Hot?

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Brain Cells That Remember Food May Influence Obesity

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A Sweeter Living Space Promoted Bacterial Survival in Flies

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How did Humans Adapt to Digest Starchy Foods?

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Getting to the Root of the Plant Microbiota

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Inositol in Human Breast Milk Improves Brain Connectivity

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Beyond Individual Nutrients: Complex Diet and Cancer Connections

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Sweet Taste Receptors Regulate Proteins in Developing Fruit Flies

Getting Started with Glycan Screening 

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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