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Did Lipped T. Rex’s Exist?
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The Ability to Taste Alkaline – Recently discovered taste receptor allows flies to sense alkaline flavor
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For the first time, mice are born to two male parents
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Repurposed drug can save patients infected with rare brain-eating amoeba
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How do Your Fingerprints Form? Scientists have uncovered the two proteins that determine fingerprint patterns
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Jurassic Park in 2023? Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences announces plans to revive the dodo bird
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Fun Fact of the Week 2/5/2023: Histones, the DNA-packaging proteins, may be found in bacteria
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Fun Fact of the Week 1/30/23: Liquid Metal Robot Can Melt, Move, and Reform
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Fun Fact of the Week 1/23/23: Research confirms theory that gold originates from the collision of neutron stars
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