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Ruminants such as cows, sheep and goats host anaerobic gut fungi that can break down tough cell walls
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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-quyen Nguyen
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Michael Gurven
The Tsimane are an indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon
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Matt Perko
Gary Horowitz
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Ryan Allen and Peter Allen, Second Bay Studios
A new antibiotic cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly “untreatable” in humans — and resistance to the drug was virtually undetectable.
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Nathan Stephenson, USGS
Variation within a given species enables some individuals to survive harsher drought conditions than others.