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Photograph of the greater Indian fruit bat, Pteropus giganteus, flying at dusk in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
Living World

Betting on bats for genetic treasures

Bat genomes are full of clever tricks that are treats for biology and medical science — it’s why scientists want to sequence them all

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Health & Disease

How climate change threatens eye health

Cataracts, pink eye and other ocular disorders are linked to heat, air pollution and higher UV exposure

Collage depicts microbes, the brain, the human body and nerve cells.
Health & Disease

How gut bacteria connect to Parkinson’s disease

Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.

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