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First evidence that bird flu is spread sexually
Bird flu may be a sexually transmitted infection, at least in ducks – and the less well-endowed the male, the greater the chance of spreading the virus
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Life
Six diseases you never knew you could catch
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Health
Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to ‘cancer virus’
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Earth
Killer fungus breaks chemical stalemate
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Earth
Norm Borlaug: the man who fed the world
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Life
Plasmobot: the slime mould robot
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Life
Review: The Invisible Kingdom by Idan Ben-Barak
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Life
Timeline: The evolution of life
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Life
Why microbes are smarter than you thought
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Life
Why Darwin was wrong about the tree of life
The tree of life, one of the iconic concepts of evolution, has turned out to be a figment of our imagination
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Earth
Goldmine bug DNA may be key to alien life
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Humans
Viruses: The unsung heroes of evolution
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Earth
Bugs thrive under seabed
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Bugs broadcasting corporation
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