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Biology: Biotechnology Biology: Genetics Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers have successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked...

Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Australian woman found with parasitic roundworm in her brain caught from carpet python      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who ...

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Wormlike animals are first amphibians shown to pass microbes to their offspring      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Caecilians are an illusive type of snakelike amphibian that live in aquatic and subterranean environ...

Offbeat: Computers and Math Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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'Dim-witted' pigeons use the same principles as AI to solve tasks      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence woul...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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These male marsupials give up sleep for sex      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

All animals need sleep. When humans or animals don't get enough, it can lead to trouble paying atten ...

Biology: Biochemistry Ecology: Animals Ecology: Sea Life Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Great whites, the largest predatory sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are t ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Can animals count?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the...

Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Test reveals mice think like babies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Are mice clever enough to be strategic? A neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals, ...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Fishy parenting? Punishing offspring encourages cooperation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists discovered that Neolamprologus savoryi fish use punishment to encourage offspring to coop...