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The seminal fluid of males is a complex mixture of biologically potent molecules that shows high evolutionary lability.
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Going, Going, Gone: Is Animal Migration Disappearing?
Many of the world's migratory animals are in decline. This essay explores the unique scientific and political challenges of protecting migratory species while they are still common.
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Oscillating Per-Cision
In a similar manner to humans, fly circadian clock proteins are regulated by multiple phosphorylation sites, which affect a protein's activity or stability. A suicide model for destruction of transcriptional machinery may explain a conserved mechanism that gives the circadian clock a chance to respond to varying cellular influences throughout the circadian day.
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