Love cheats, nepotism and corruption: royal scandal in the anthills of egalitarian society: Ants may be held up as ideals of social co-operation but they can be as sneaky as humans beings and their colonies are rife with corruption – with those from the royal line the worst offenders. [Times]
The Claim: Identical Twins Have Identical DNA: It is a basic tenet of human biology, taught in grade schools everywhere: Identical twins come from the same fertilized egg and, thus, share identical genetic profiles. But according to new research, though identical twins share very similar genes, identical they are not. [NYT]
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