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A horse can peg another’s identity by whinny alone

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A horse can peg another’s identity by whinny alone

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2000-year-old site suggests Romans returned to area of massive defeat

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2000-year-old site suggests Romans returned to area of massive defeat

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The reorganization of neural activity during sleep helps young songbirds to develop the vocal skills they display while awake. Practice, or auditory feedback, may also play a role in learning.

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Researchers have discovered a novel gene mutation among the Old Order Amish population that significantly reduces the level of triglycerides in the blood and appears to help prevent cardiovascular disease.

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Geneticists have been debating if meiosis requires only external or internal signals. Although earlier work revealed that an external cue from retinoic acid is needed, new research shows that embryonic germ cells must first express the Dazl gene in order to process the retinoic acid signal.

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More than half of younger mantle cell lymphoma patients who received an intensive regimen of chemotherapy as front-line treatment remain in remission seven years later, researchers have reported.

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The world has gone digital in just about everything we do. Almost every iota of information we access these days is stored in some kind of digital form and accessed electronically — text, charts, images, video, music, you name it. The key questions are: Will your data be there when you need it? And who’s [...]

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Fads have been a staple of American pop culture for decades, from spandex in the 1980s to skinny jeans today. But while going from fad to flop may seem like the result of fickle consumers, a new study suggests that this is exactly what should be expected for a highly efficient, rationally evolved animal.

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