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A Stone Age individual’s left leg healed after being amputated just above the foot, allowing them to survive for six to nine years after the procedure was performed, researchers say.

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New Evidence Complicates the Story of the Peopling of the Americas

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Infographic: Mixed Evidence on Human Occupation of the Americas

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Genetic Variant Discovered in Amish Protects from Heart Disease

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Researchers Detect Coronavirus in Iowa Deer

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Red Blood Cells Activate Innate Immune System

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Alu Leap May Explain Why Apes Don’t Have Tails

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Antibodies Stop Sperm in Their Tracks

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New Evidence Shows COVID-19 Was in US Weeks Before Thought

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Microbes in Human Fetuses Spur Immune Development

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Blood Biomarkers Predict the Onset of Labor: Study

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Opinion: Facing Assumptions About the Duality of Human and Animal

Questions Raised About How an Ancient Hominin Moved

Organoids Repair Bile Ducts

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Human Fetuses Can Contract SARS-CoV-2, but It’s Rare

Y Chromosome from Early Modern Humans Replaced Neanderthal Y

Poor Sleep Linked with Future Amyloid-β Build Up

COVID-19 Is “Very Different” in Young Kids Versus Adults

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The Advent of Automated and AI-Driven Benchwork

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