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Mired in silence
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Sex changes the biological clock of female fruit flies, through a “sex peptide” which is transferred from the male during mating
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Current Antarctic conservation efforts are insufficient to avoid biodiversity declines
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Where do reproductive-age women receive preventive health care?
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Shrinking hydrogels enlarge nanofabrication options
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Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver
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Lost fish find their way, thanks to their ‘ancient brain’
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NIH researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue
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New X-ray imaging technique to study the transient phases of quantum materials
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Physical fitness a demographic watershed
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Found! Lost puzzle piece involved in gene regulation revealed in search that began in water-loving, one-celled organism
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Study identifies new cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves
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COVID-19 booster increases durability of antibody response, research shows
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