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  1. Mapping malaria genetics

    A study of Plasmodium genetic diversity highlights the importance of considering asymptomatic carriers for anti-malaria strategies.

  2. Telling apart tumors

    Differences in the activity of two genes in a cancer known as retroperitoneal liposarcoma may help identify tumors that require more aggressive treatment.

  3. To clean or not to clean

    A study of beach-dwelling monkeys reveals that they make tradeoffs between cleaning sand from their food and eating quickly depending on their social rank.

  4. To the marrow

    Periosteal skeletal stem cells develop features of mesenchymal stromal cells in the bone marrow when they migrate into this tissue and so support bone marrow regeneration after injury.

  5. The (molecular) shape of you

    New methods allow scientists to use a powerful technique known as cryo-EM to examine proteins that have been difficult to study so far.

  6. A bird’s sweet deal

    Analysis of 88 bird species reveals that those with higher blood glucose levels appear to be able to resist one of the harmful effects of glucose.

  7. Gut diversity

    New research suggests that changes in gut microbial diversity are a result of disease, not the cause of it.

  8. A mother’s touch

    In the greater sac-winged bats, maternal behavior affects how pups learn their songs from males.
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