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DNA reveals Romans helped spread TB across three continents

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DNA reveals Romans helped spread TB across three continents

The Romans gave us roads, public toilets and the modern calendar, but we may also have them to thank for spreading a deadly disease: tuberculosis

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A wall of brain scans

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AI can detect early signs of Parkinson's from brain scans alone

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Parkinson’s disease may be caused by virus that kills gut bugs

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Parkinson’s disease may be caused by virus that kills gut bugs

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Brains grow brand new neurons after experimental drug injection

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

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A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

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The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

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The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

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Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

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Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

The CRISPR immune system from bacteria has been engineered into silkworms, allowing them to fight off a virus that plagues the silk industry

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Medicine for sick koalas turns out to actually kill them

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Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

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Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

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Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

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