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Can we do without animal research? Not yet

A million-strong petition is challenging the use of animals in experiments in Europe. Some are vital for the future of medicine, says Catherina Becker

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The next plague: How many mutations are we away from disaster?

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The next plague: How many mutations are we away from disaster?

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Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets

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Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets

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Human bat uses echoes and sounds to see the world

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Human bat uses echoes and sounds to see the world

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Zoologger: Kinky frogs build secret underwater sex chambers

Zoologger: Kinky frogs build secret underwater sex chambers

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Merlin's magic

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She smells sea smells

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The <i>Least Likely Man</i> celebrates a genetic-code-breaking genius

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The Least Likely Man celebrates a genetic-code-breaking genius

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The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction

The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction

Fossil evidence suggests it wasn't climate change that killed off the enigmatic Ediacarans, Earth's first complex life, but competition from Cambrian life forms

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The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction

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The Vital Question: Finding answers about the origin of life

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Dig up the truth

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