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Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Tools found at an archaeological site near Jubbah, Saudi Arabia (shown here) more closely resemble those crafted by Neanderthals than those made by Homo sapiens, researchers say. (NASA/digitaleye via Alamy) An analysis of stone tools thought
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The β-galactosidase molecule can be targeted by antibodies in experiments. But some studies have erroneously used the antibody that targets the bacterial β-galactosidase instead of the mammalian version.Credit: Laguna Design/Science Photo Library More than 50 studies on cell ageing have apparently used the wrong antibody to identify a key protein in experiments, according to a
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