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Is the appendix extraneous?

February 14, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Everyone knows you don’t need your appendix…or do you? Okay, it’s been proven by the millions of people without one that you don’t need it, but they could be missing out […]

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Evolution, Health, Natural History, Science News

Bats may have the key to treating AIDS

December 12, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Bats can’t contract AIDS, but a disease that’s destroying their populations creates a similar problem experienced by those with the virus. We’ve written about white nose syndrome before and the […]

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Animals, Medicine, Science News

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