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• New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA June 11, 2021
  In a discovery that challenges long-held dogma in biology, researchers show that mammalian cells can convert RNA sequences back into DNA, a feat more common in viruses than eukaryotic cells.
• Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities June 11, 2021
  Researchers have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find out if a bad event is about to happen.
• African great apes to suffer massive range loss in next 30 years June 7, 2021
  A new study predicts massive range declines of Africa's great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos -- due to the impacts of climate change, land-use changes and human population growth.
• Bacteria are connected to how babies experience fear June 4, 2021
  Why do some babies react to perceived danger more than others? According to new research, part of the answer may be found in a surprising place: an infant's digestive system.
• A shark mystery millions of years in the making June 3, 2021
  The biggest shark attack in history did not involve humans. A new study by earth scientists has turned up a massive die-off of sharks roughly 19 million years ago. It came at a period in history when there were more than 10 times more sharks patrolling the world's oceans than there are today.