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Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

Most marmosets have non-identical twins or triplets, which exchange blood cells while in the uterus - and now it seems they also swap certain brain cells

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Sea cucumbers surprise scientists with spectacular light show

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Yeast has half its DNA rewritten in quest for synthetic complex cells

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Artist's impression of mitochondria

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A type of vitamin B3 might treat chronic pain related to inflammation

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Orca and fishing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, Europe

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Orcas sink another sailboat as a bewildering wave of attacks continues

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Adult patiria starfish

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Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head

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Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in the ocean

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Our cells may boost their health by eating bacteria-killing viruses

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Most mammals go through the menopause - if they live long enough

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Planet Earth III book - page 11 The sharks, though, are in for a surprise because the adult seals mob them instead of fleeing (opposite bottom).

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See a mob of seals save their pups from a shark in Planet Earth III

This shot, showing an unexpected victor in the clash between a great white shark and some Cape fur seals, is taken from Planet Earth III: Our world at the dawn of a new age, a new book accompanying the BBC series

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On the hunt for thousands of salmon that escaped Icelandic fish farm

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Warm seas blamed for the disappearance of 10 billion snow crabs

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Ocean life surged 500 million years ago due to cooler sea temperatures

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Some of our cells move – and they do it by emitting lots of chemicals

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