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Three parasitic species of cuckoo wasps at the same time have targeted the food provisions in the nests of mason wasps.

A special camouflage allows parasitic wasps to raid the nests of host species. The affected hosts seem to have responded to that in the course of evolution as Würzburg biologists report.

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Section through the mammary gland of a mouse. The regions in which the stems cells are located are stained red.

Researchers from the University of Würzburg have revealed a metabolic pathway that seems to make breast tumors more aggressive. The study will also identify possible targets for new cancers drugs. It has appeared in the renowned journal Cancer Cell.

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