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Researchers address the settlement of Hawai‘i and Rapa Nui—by way of the Mangareva Islands—and the resulting concentration of certain alleles in those populations. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science: scim.ag/3VCMt70
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Why do large dogs tend to live shorter lives than their smaller counterparts? The answer may be written into their epigenome, according to a new study in Science. The findings reveal that larger and male dogs undergo accelerated molecular aging, with pronounced DNA methylation
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Scientists show that a protein named RGS4 plays a central role in chronic neuropathic pain by maintaining hypersensitivity after nerve damage—a finding that could lay the road for precision drugs that target this protein. @scisignal scim.ag/47DLyG8
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Birds lay eggs in a diverse array of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes. After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability. Learn more on #WorldEggDay: scim.ag/49ypeiX
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In the murky, muddy puddles and jungle rivers across Suriname, a flat-backed frog lies in wait. Soon, it senses a small fish swimming by and pounces, swiping it into its tongueless mouth before engulfing it whole. How does this creature, known as the Suriname toad, detect its
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