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Bristol Water is using ancient hedge laying techniques to improve biodiversity near Blagdon lake.

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Canadian pediatricians call for cholesterol checks for kids as young as 2 to catch heart risks early

The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all children between two and 10 years old, saying that about one in 300 Canadians have high cholesterol caused by a genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolemia.

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Neanderthals' human blood mostly came from moms, study suggests

Long ago, Neanderthals and modern humans interbred. But among Neanderthals, their modern human blood came mostly from their female ancestors, and a new genetic study finds this was likely due to their mating preferences.

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Mar 8 14:03From Adam's rib: the Siberian moth's female W chromosome is derived from its Z counterpart by Aleksandra A Shipova and others (MBE)
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Mar 8 14:03Molecular evolution of a sex-linked inversion polymorphism in zebra finches by Peter D Price and others (GBE)
Mar 8 14:03Unraveling the genome of Epidendrum fulgens: demographic history and gene family dynamics in a resilient Neotropical orchid by Jacqueline S de Mattos and others (GBE)
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Mar 8 14:03Genomics of Sable (Martes zibellina) × Pine Marten (Martes martes) Hybridization by Andrey A Tomarovsky and others (GBE)
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Mar 7 14:03Evidence of Relaxed Selection in the Mitochondrial Genomes of Phototrophic Paulinella Lineages by Sungpil Han and others (GBE)
Mar 7 14:03Allelic variation at tRNA genes in three nematode species indicates mutation load despite strong purifying selection by Avery Davis Bell and others (GBE)

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