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Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a small, four-fingered “hand” made from a single piece ...

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Over the last few decades, wild boar populations have increased in the urban areas of Barcelona and in other parts of ...

Over the last few decades, wild boar populations have increased in the urban areas of Barcelona and in other parts of Catalonia. This wild animal is an important reservoir of the hepatitis E virus, ...

Amphibians hold a significant place in evolution, representing the transition from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyles. They ...

Costafreda, Marc López-Roig, Jordi Serra-Cobo and Abir Monastiri at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona.