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• Woolly mammoth task: Critter's DNA mapped
Past efforts to use ancient DNA were hampered because bacteria, viruses and parasites crept into the bone fossils during the millenia-old degradation process, making much of the found genetic material something other than what scientists study. For ...
• ABOUT COSMIC LOG
Parasites may seem merely icky, but some of them have the Halloweenish capacity to take over your brain. Scientists have happened upon a number of neurological nuisances in the animal world, but the scariest of the lot is a tiny critter known as ...
• Head injury killed flying ray victim
While they are known to occasionally jump out of the water to escape predators, remove parasites or give birth, collisions with humans are "unheard of," Pino said. "It was a freak, freak accident." Spotted eagle rays are protected in Florida waters ...
• Scientists listen in on wayward dolphins
Or it could be related to feeding activity, or the animals trying to shake loose parasites, he added. The tail slapping is more worrisome because it shows distress, he said. "They're not happy when they slap their tails," he said. "That's a sign of ...
• Large malaria vaccine trial to start in Africa
Malaria, caused by parasites and spread by mosquitoes, kills nearly 1 million people every year, most of them children in Africa. The massive trial of a vaccine that could cut those numbers may start as early as next month, and should be well under ...