Time-lapse map shows DNA development in growing brain
The chemical tags on brain cells' DNA change dramatically early in life – disrupted, the process may leave young children vulnerable to neurological disorders
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Starfish eyes are good enough to show them the way home
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Cockatoo cracks lock with no prior training
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There may already be aliens on Mars
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Eating insects: Disgust is just the first hurdle
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Software says Knox’s DNA not on crime scene bra clasp
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Hummingbird performs the fastest ever shimmy
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Plastisphere microbes go to sea on flotsam fragments
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Software says Knox’s DNA not on crime scene bra clasp
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Iridescent beetle shimmers for 49 million years
It's rare to see a fossil this vibrant – most have long ago faded to grey. Now researchers are reverse-engineering the process
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Peaceful passenger pigeon waits for resurrection
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My life goal is to cure colour blindness
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Oldest animal genome is sequenced from horse bone
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A sick world in gorgeous close-up
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