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The Taxoplasma parasites live inside the brains of rats. They are born in the digestive system of cats. I’m sure you can deduce that the functions of these animals and their natural food chain connection plays a role hear. It has long been thought that taxoplasma parasites manipulate rats in a way that makes them [...]

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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is considered one of the most prominent observatories in astronomy education and outreach. While most of the data collected is of a scientific nature and will not produce stunning color images, a new program called the Cosmic Gems Programme aimed at obtaining images with the ESO telescopes for the purposes [...]

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A new study by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and published this week in Science, focused on regulatory elements that orchestrate the activity of genes. Meaning that while most studies have shown that important evolutionary changes in animals have resulted from the gain, loss, or modification of gene regulatory elements, rather than [...]

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As any sort of science, or biology fan I think this may be one of the most interesting and astounding television shows I have watched. While the productions values aren’t like something as majestic as say “Planet Earth”, this show is probably much more informative. The title of the show gives you a clue to [...]

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