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Oil Impairs Ability of Coral Reef Fish to Find Homes and Evade Predators
Just like a person after one too many cocktails, a few drops of oil can cause coral reef fish to make poor decisions.

Spying on Fish Love Calls Could Help Protect Them from Overfishing
The researchers developed the method specifically for the Gulf corvina, a popular fish in Mexico’s Gulf of California

Discovery of New Microbes Sheds Light on How Complex Life Arose
New findings support a hypothesis that complex life, including humans, first arose from the merger of simpler life forms.

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Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from the BP Oil Spill Decoded
Microbiologists led by Brett Baker have discovered potential in bacteria that helped to clean up the BP oil spill.

Scientists Unveil the Most Comprehensive Genomic Tree of Life
Genetic data reveal a group of bacteria that are so diverse genetically that they represent half of all the diversity of bacteria on the planet
