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reproduction

Health

PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older

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Life

What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

Culture

Life

Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

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forensic crime scene

Health

Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to rare condition

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Health

Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos

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Humans

Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

Life

An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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Life

Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down

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Health

Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health

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Life

Alpacas are the only mammals known to directly inseminate the uterus

When alpacas mate, males deposit sperm directly into the uterus, a reproductive strategy not confirmed in any other mammals

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Life

Are panda sex lives being sabotaged by the wrong gut microbes?

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Life

Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped them evolve

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Life

Tiny marsupials sacrifice sleep for sex during the breeding season

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Health

Having children earlier in life is genetically linked to dying younger

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