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'Darwin’s paradox'
Scientists explore the evolution of animal homosexuality
Imperial researchers are using a new approach to understand why same-sex behaviour is so common across the animal kingdom.
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Plight of the bumblebee
Pesticide exposure causes bumblebee flight to fall short
Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide fly only a third of the distance that unexposed bees are able to achieve.
Nerve repair
Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries
Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.
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INSECT INSIGHTS
How can moths help us to develop better tuberculosis treatments?
PhD student Masanori Asai discusses why he's using moth larvae to study tuberculosis (TB) infection.
PHAGE FIGHTERS
Tumour-targeting viruses hold hope for incurable brain cancers
Using bacteria-killing viruses to deliver cancer therapies could help to tackle deadly brain cancers, according to new early-stage research.
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Pit stop
Antlions create effective and deadly traps using sophisticated techniques
A team of biologists and physicists have discovered how antlions optimise the creation of their deadly pits to draw prey into their jaws.
Bubble brilliance
New ‘pulsing’ ultrasound technique improves drug delivery to brains of mice
Using rapid short-pulse sequences of ultrasound helps drugs reach the brains of mice, according to new Imperial College London research.
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Pesticide problems
Pesticides found to affect bees’ genes
The activity of dozens of genes are changed in bees exposed to pesticides, providing clues as to how these chemicals affect bee brains in the wild.
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Stayin’ alive
Lack of sleep is not necessarily fatal for flies
Male flies kept awake do not die earlier than those allowed to sleep, leading researchers to question whether sleep is essential for staying alive.
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Ask Me Anything
Cancer immunologist hosts live Q&A on Reddit
Dr Jessica Strid discussed her research on how the immune system controls skin cancer in a live ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) session on Reddit.
