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genetic mechanisms

A female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Southern cattle fever tick. The USDA-Texas A&M Department of Entomology study identified chromosomes that determine whether ticks develop as male or female. The discovery could lead to novel control methods of these and other disease-spreading ticks. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cattle’s Worst Enemy Has a New Weakness

A heatmap of titus arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant's central towering spike known as the appendix heats up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit over the ambient temperature when the flower blooms.

Scientists Identify New Chemical Behind Corpse Flower’s Rotting Smell

Sea robin (Prionotus carolinus).

This Fish Has Legs: Sea Robins Reveal Evolutionary Secrets

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