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How ancient fish fins gave rise to modern human hands

John Long | 
In 1859 Charles Darwin remarked… in On the Origin of Species: “What can be more curious than that the hand ...
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Something’s fishy: We got arms, legs and other skeletal features from our aquatic ancestors

Molly Glick | 
In his 20 years as an ichthyologist, [John Sparks has] seen a lot of fish—intact and not. He’s traveled to ...
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Podcast: One of the most infamous fakes in biology? How Ernst Haeckel’s disputed embryo images sows confusion about evolution

Kat Arney | 
Kat Arney takes a closer look at some of the most controversial images in science - Ernst Haeckel's illustrations of ...
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Talking Biotech: How insects could make our food supply more sustainable

Kevin Folta, Sam Glickstein | 
Producing feed for animals we eat has led to overfishing and other environmental challenges. Feeding our livestock insects might solve ...
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GMO omega-3 canola cleared by USDA, on its way to consumers

Cathy Siegner | 
Nuseed, a subsidiary of Nufarm, Ltd. of Australia, has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to start planting its ...
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