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cell biology

Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

Technology

Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time

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platypus swimming

Life

Five mythical animals that turned out to be real

Features

Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

Life

Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

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The greater mouse-eared bat has a habit of bumping into windows

Life

Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'

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‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

Life

‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

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Ostriches on the savanna

Life

Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps

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Lizard-bot spins its coiled tail to move easily through sand

Life

Lizard-bot spins its coiled tail to move easily through sand

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'Mother' coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours

Earth

'Mother' coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours

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mind artwork

Health

How menopause and Alzheimer’s change the brain in similar ways

Features

A group of macaques

Life

Low-ranked female monkeys band together against their leaders

Female rhesus macaques have a strict hierarchy, but the subordinates can buck authority and even climb the social ladder if they’re big enough and have enough friends

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Life

Solving how fish swim so well may help design underwater robots

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Life

Meet the turtles surviving an invasion of enormous tractors

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Earth

Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea

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Life

Banking a baby's cord blood may save their life. Is it worth it?

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