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A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

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Scientists at China's Beihang University developed a tiny morphable robot to explore the ocean's depths — and it's now taken ...

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

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