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Researchers at the University of Surrey, in collaboration with an international team, have found that a unique mix of lipids in the fur’s sebum drastically reduces ice adhesion—an insight that could ...

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An article published in JAMA Cardiology said a man in his 40s had been suffering from “yellowish nodules” on his palms, soles ...

1Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California.

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Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Evolution is a master recycler ... “[Lipocartilage can] can use vacuoles—lipid droplets—for a completely different purpose than what is normally believed they play,” Plikus says.

Evolution = optimization Evolution is the driving force for every organism. Given its environment, an organism adapts, survives, and withstands selective pressure. "Adaptation can be seen as an ...