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    Watch: How the humble fruit fly has helped scientists pick up six Nobel Prizes

    Shone Satheesh
    · Nov 20, 2017 · 08:45 am
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    Harry Potter fan and biologist names wasp after Lucius Malfoy to dispel the insect’s ‘bad guy’ image

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 12, 2017 · 11:50 am
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    We asked people to kill wasps for science – here’s why it (and the resultant abuse) was worthwhile

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    · Oct 01, 2017 · 08:30 pm
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    Madagascar’s endangered radiated tortoises have personalities too

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    · Aug 16, 2017 · 11:30 pm
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    The first ever flower bloomed 140 million years ago and looked like a magnolia

    Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation
    · Aug 03, 2017 · 10:30 pm
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    How do fire ants form amazing towers and rafts without a master plan?

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    · Jul 20, 2017 · 11:30 pm
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    Maths is our secret weapon in the fight against disease

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    · Jun 17, 2017 · 11:30 pm
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    Why the scepticism about medical genetics must be encouraged

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    GMOs lead the fight against Zika, Ebola and the next unknown pandemic

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