Tras 60 años de estudios logran determinar cómo la talidomida provocó las terribles deformaciones de los fetos de embarazadas que la tomaron.

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After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects: Defects linked to disruption of key protein involved in fetal development; finding will help guide development of new drugs — ScienceDaily: More than 60 years (Read more…)

Descubren cómo el aye-aye desarrolló sus extrañas características, que le asemejan a una ardilla a pesar de ser un primate.

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Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual features — ScienceDaily: A new study has, for the first time, measured the extent to which the endangered aye-aye has evolved similar features to squirrels, despite being more closely (Read more…)