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Researchers reconstructed antimicrobial peptides from mammal ancestors dating back about 160 million years and found that some ancient…
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As a child watching people from the roof of her Brisbane home, Valerie A. Brown, now in her…
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The number of new exoplanets discovered continues to grow, particularly thanks to observations from various space telescopes. But…
Have you seen this squirrel? These Alberta researchers want to know
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