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cell biology

Pink bacterium with purple background

Life

Electronic gene control could let us plug bacteria into devices

Hooking up custom-made microbes to electronics could have a host of applications in medicine and industry, such as smarter drugs and better health apps

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Scimitar-horned oryx in Chad

Life

Antelope revived in Sahara years after going extinct in the wild

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oxygen bubbles

Earth

Complex life may have had a false start 2.3 billion years ago

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A close-up of a group of ants and larvae

Life

Harvester ants farm by planting seeds to eat once they germinate

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seadragon

Life

First ever video of an elusive new ruby seadragon filmed in wild

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Mouse

Life

Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser

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megalodon

Life

Largest ever shark was doomed by its taste for dwarf whales

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meat

Life

Make your own meat with open-source cells – no animals necessary

Insight

Woman and pet dog

Life

This is why you can't help babbling to your dog like it's a baby

Comment

Attack of the household products: Hygiene’s hidden risks

Health

Attack of the household products: Hygiene’s hidden risks

Want floors clean enough to eat off? Resist the temptation. The logic behind housework and cleanliness isn't always as clear-cut as you might think

Features

Health

Dishing the dirt: How clean does your home really need to be?

Features

Life

Wild monkey filmed mounting deer and trying to have sex with it

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Life

Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA

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Life

Grow with the flow: How electricity kicks life into shape

Features

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