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You Had to Say It

Over on Twitter, researchers and others are sharing the five words that, together, strike fear into their hearts, starting with Chemjobber tweeting that "the 5 most dangerous words in the English language: 'This time will be different.'"

Others have since chimed in, with such heart-stopping gems such as "I know what I'm doing," from Mags Lum, or "We'll fix in the proofs," from Leonid Kruglyak, or even "that alarm's always going off," from Dr. Leigh.

What are your #dangerous5?

The Scan

Hormone-Based Gene Therapy to Sterilize Domestic Cat

A new paper in Nature Communication suggests that gene therapy could be a safer alternative to spaying domestic cats.

Active Lifestyle Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in People at High Genetic Risk

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that an active lifestyle goes a long way in type 2 diabetes prevention.

Beneficial, Harmful Effects of Introgression Between Wild and Domesticated European Grapes

A paper in PNAS shows that European wild grapevines were an important resource for improving the flavor of cultivated wine grapes.

Genetic Ancestry of South America's Indigenous Mapuche Traced

Researchers in Current Biology analyzed genome-wide data from more than five dozen Mapuche individuals to better understand their genetic history.