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The professor of biochemistry says lovers go on such a high that it feels like being on drugs - and it's all part of ensuring the survival of the human race

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New findings are revealing how dogma-defying disordered proteins work — and their role in diseases and potential treatments.

The Bahama warbler, a small songbird found exclusively on Grand Bahama and Abaco, two islands in the north-east Bahama archipelago only “became” a species in 2010. But due to its limited range and increasingly fragmented habitat, the warbler was immediately treated as a species of conservation concern.

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By studying bacteria that thrive without sun, scientists are learning more about the history of evolution of life

Despite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-third of all cases.

According to the study, cutting calories by a quarter resulted in the pace of ageing slowing by around 2% to 3%.

Nothing commands attention like rarity. In the natural world, rarity is most starkly represented by the last members of a declining species. These scarce plants and animals are infinitively valuable; they represent the final hope for averting extinction.