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The fat that makes you thin

Life

The fat that makes you thin

Brown fat, a curious kind of body tissue that burns up calories, could be the key to easy weight control

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Life

Bacteria make nanomagnets for navigating the oceans

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Defenceless rat proves knockout in lab

Life

Defenceless rat proves knockout in lab

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Health

'Dostoevsky mice' cured of epilepsy

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Health

Feeding cancers softens them up for attack

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Life

Fertile mice created from skin cells

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Get the best from your genes

Opinion

Gene predictions tell an ever-changing story

Life

Gene predictions tell an ever-changing story

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Evolution's third replicator: Genes, memes, and now what?

Life

Evolution's third replicator: Genes, memes, and now what?

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Health

Brain cells have natural resistance to HIV

Neurons produce a protein that appears to lock out the virus, raising the possibility of new treatments against the disease

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Earth

Evolution machine speeds up search for better bugs

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Earth

Craig Venter: Programming algae to pump out oil

Opinion

Life

Lazy gene favours adventurous choices

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Life

Why Neanderthals were always an endangered species

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