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Cluster model shows how first cells could have divided
Biochemists have come up with model of a protocell which displays a rudimentary form of cell division, one of the key transitions in the history of life
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Weird warriors: The animal world’s dirtiest fighters
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Cheeseology: How to throw the perfect bacterial party
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From god to gobbler: How the turkey got its breast
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Earth
The evolutionary burst that made Earth oxygen-rich
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New genes needed for survival too
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Health
Fetal genome mapped from mother’s blood for first time
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Irregular meals drive deep sleeps in the outback
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Extreme survival: Meet the immortals
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Graveyard of deep-sea corals found in Gulf
A graveyard of deep-sea gorgonian corals has been discovered 11 kilometres south-west of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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Did life begin with a bolt from the deep blue?
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Thank ancient fertiliser for complex life
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Structure of egg ‘glue’ may bring new contraceptives
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Giant virus with tiny victims carries a monster genome
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