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Sunday, May 4, 2014

This week in biology/medicine (April 28-May 5, 2014)

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Two new species of spiders have been identified this week: the cartwheeling spider and the peacock spider!  Sweet dreams.

Our garbage made it to the ocean floor before we did. (Open Access)

Pig heart transplants for humans could soon become a reality.

Turns out, you can smell sex and sexuality.

Scientists have developed sperm cells from the skin cells of infertile men.


Paper wasps can recognize each other's faces.

Coffee helps prevent eye damage.

Rising ocean acidity is having a drastic effect on shell formation in crustaceans.

Letting your child play with your iPhone may affect their development.

A non-invasive test for lung cancer is being developed that uses breath analysis.
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