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The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. It's the nation's first human case of bird flu ...

Found in swampy areas of North America, the star-nosed mole's titular appendage consists of 22 probes with 25,000 sensory receptors, which it uses to feel its way around, and to identify and eat prey ...

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Chondrocladia sp. nov were found 3,601 metres into the Trench North, just east of Montagu Island, 1,200 miles south-east of the Falkland Islands. On the menu are copepods, teeny-tiny shrimplike ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...