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Extinct giant bird DNA recovered from fossil eggs

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Extinct giant bird DNA recovered from fossil eggs

DNA from a 19,000-year-old emu eggshell has been isolated – the first time such a feat has been pulled off

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Giant squid get radical plastic surgery

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Giant squid get radical plastic surgery

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The brain scanner that feels your pain

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The brain scanner that feels your pain

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New DNA technique gives names to the unknown dead

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New DNA technique gives names to the unknown dead

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Bugging bugs: Learning to speak microbe

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Bugging bugs: Learning to speak microbe

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Star and flower-shaped moulds tell stem cells what to be

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The real Avatar: ocean bacteria act as 'superorganism'

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The real Avatar: ocean bacteria act as 'superorganism'

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Disease gene blocker sneaks past cell defences

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Lapdogs are Middle Eastern

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Lapdogs are Middle Eastern

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US menu of eligible stem cells set to lengthen

The US government plans to add lines created from early-stage embryos to the list of human embryonic stem cells that federally funded research can use

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The secret of long life is up in the trees

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Memory-melting protein is key to fly forgetfulness

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Warmer seas may rob corals and rainforests of clouds

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Linchpin of immune system doubles as stroke protector

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