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Jumping spiders can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar faces using visual cues.

The continuous evolution of HIV shows strong parallels in macaques and humans.

The mechanism for sex determination in ants appears to have been conserved for over 100 million years of evolution.

The secondary plant metabolite betulin shows potential for development as a green insecticide.

Genome sequencing can help target and prevent continuous bacterial outbreaks in hospital settings.

Learning new navigation or memory skills changes brain network dynamics without altering brain structure.

The regulatory elements controlling the genes involved in the development of craniofacial features in marsupials are highly active, reflecting their need for traits critical for immediate survival in the pouch.

Mouse sperm can locate and enter the fish micropyle, the passage leading to the egg.