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Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
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AnimalsSecrets of the world’s extreme divers
For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood
By Roberta Kwok -
Health & MedicineFat weighs heavy on the brain
New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.
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AnimalsEating can be skin deep
In the laboratory, bottom-dwelling hagfish absorb nutrients through the skin.
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LifeFull-body taste
Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.
By Douglas Fox -
PlantsCarnivorous plants say ‘cheese’
It took high-speed cameras to reveal how the bladderwort gets lunch.
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Health & MedicineA framework for growing bone
A promising new material could help encourage damaged or broken bones to grow back.
By Emily Sohn