Don't count on your animal instincts
You can tell a lot about a man from the way he treats his mother. Animals, forget it
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'Simple' animal's genome proves unexpectedly complex
The flat marine organism Trichoplax adhaerens barely qualifies as an animal, yet the 98 million DNA base pairs of its genome include many of the genes responsible for guiding the development of other animals' complex shapes and organs.
- Science: This Week's News

Stem cells 'created from teeth'
Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from discarded wisdom teeth.
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Scientists nail childhood nerve cancer gene
Researchers have identified the hereditary gene mutations behind a deadly form of childhood cancer, opening the way to genetic tests in high-risk families, according to study released Sunday.
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