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02/28/2015

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BODY & HEALTH

Mice can teach us about human disease

By Sharon Oosthoek, Feb 27, 2015 07:01 am

Humans and mice look and act very differently. But 85 to 90 percent of their genes are the same or quite similar. So an international group of scientists is deciphering the instructions in mouse genes to help us better understand our own. Read More

ANIMALS

Ocean animals have mushroomed in size

By Kate Baggaley, Feb 26, 2015 07:00 am

ompared to a half-billion year ago, sea creatures are, on average, roughly 150 times bigger, a new study finds. Read More

BODY & HEALTH, FOOD & NUTRITION

Peanuts for baby: A way to avoid peanut allergy?

By Nathan Seppa, Feb 25, 2015 09:10 am

Making peanut products a baby food could head off life-threatening peanut allergies later, new data show. Read More

ENVIRONMENT & POLLUTION, ANIMALS

Cats and foxes are eating up Australia’s mammals

By Sarah Zielinski, Feb 24, 2015 07:00 am

Since the arrival of Europeans in Australia, a startling number of mammal species have disappeared. A new study puts much of the blame on cats and foxes introduced by the early settlers. Read More

CHEMISTRY, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Sunglasses on demand

By Kathiann Kowalski, Feb 23, 2015 07:00 am

Plastics that conduct electricity let new color-changing sunglasses go from dark to light and back again at the tap of a switch. The shades could come in a range of colors too. Read More