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Curious kids: Does music affect how plants grow?

"How does the type of music affect plant growth?"—Thomas, 14, Auckland, New Zealand When I'm in the lab studying my plants, I love to listen to musi…

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New type of human 'jumping gene' found in a poxvirus

Scientists at Cornell University have found a human genetic element in a poxvirus and discovered that it is both an important gene for brain function…

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Guatemala ensures survival of vulnerable 'fossil' fish

In a freshwater canal surrounded by mangroves in southern Guatemala, hundreds of baby tropical gars—a torpedo-shaped fish with an alligator-like snou…

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Molecular 'self-destruct' switch discovered: How stressed cells decide between survival and death

A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has identified a molecular switch that controls whether stressed human cells activate a sur…

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