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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

A few amphibian species in Panama are recovering from near-extinction, after apparently evolving resistance to the deadly chytrid fungus

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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

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Medicine for sick koalas turns out to actually kill them

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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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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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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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Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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Cocoa pods

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Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree

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Brain scans

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Artificial embryonic stem cells tested in people for first time

A type of “virgin birth” stem cell could be as powerful as embryonic stem cells but without the same ethical objections, and are being tested for Parkinson’s

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China’s dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better

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Human blood and skin cells used to treat Parkinson's in monkeys

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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We may finally be able to slow Parkinson's, with a diabetes drug

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