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Adaptive molecular convergence more common than previously thought

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The Tsimane are an indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon

Researchers uncover natural selection for traits associated with immunity and metabolism in Tsimane and Moseten genomes
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UC Santa Barbara researchers establish the Center for Longevity and Aging Studies
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A new antibiotic cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly “untreatable” in humans — and resistance to the drug was virtually undetectable.

New antibiotic cures superbugs without bacterial resistance
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New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases
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Researchers use machine learning to map where sharks face the most risk from longline fishing
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Mapping Lyme Disease Out West
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An ‘Amazing’ Result

A Needle in a Coastal Haystack
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Mixing Up Metabolism
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The World According to GARP
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Fantastic Bioplastic
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From Droplet to Discovery
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