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Scientist survivors.. a twist on reality TV shows, scientists compete for kids' votes,

From a post by   Edyta Zielinska in Scientist.com   \”I\’ve always been a bit shy about talking about science,\” said Kerstin Zechner, a genetics graduate student at the University of Oxford. So when she heard about the online competition that let high school students decide whether a scientist is worthy of receiving a ₤500 prize, Zechner hesitated, …

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Last remaining members of a rare breed of Brazilian 'blind' fish rediscovered

Brazilian scientists have rediscovered an incredibly rare species of blind fish nearly 50 years after the first of its kind was collected and classified by American scientists. The reasons for the fish\’s survival from extinction  are thought to be linked to its tendency to swim deeper underground than others of its species, although details of …

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YSJ News Nibbles

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