H5N1 bird flu’s new mutations infect cows, but not birds and...
H5N1 bird flu viruses in cattle have acquired mutations that help them bind cow-specific sugars more efficiently.

These snakes are born without venom — they steal toxins from...
Unlike venomous snakes that produce their own toxins, rednecked keelbacks borrow theirs from the toads they eat.
This deep-sea creature stole a gene to survive five years without...
A giant deep-sea isopod famed for surviving years without eating owes part of that endurance to a gene borrowed from bacteria long ago.





