Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

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There are some cases where, if the results are somewhat variable, you think you’ve controlled for everything. This is another thing that you need to look at to make sure that you’ve accounted for it. . . . Don’t ignore it anymore.

Our study shows that bearded men harbour significantly higher burden of microbes and more human-pathogenic strains than dogs.

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11. Songbird with black and white markings (2 wds.)
14. Not acquired from nurture
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17. Nitric acid (2 wds.)
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21. Exemplar of deadness
22. Legumes providing proteins
23. Kind of pool or therapy

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