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Offbeat · ColoradoA group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, horn-like growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths that protrude from their faces like metastasizing horns.See the Story
Colorado Rabbits Show Horn-Like Growths Caused by Shope Papilloma Virus
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DNA · EnglandArchaeologists have analyzed the DNA of two unrelated individuals buried in 7th-century-AD cemeteries on the south coast of England, revealing that they both had recent ancestors, likely grandparents, from West Africa.
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Ancient DNA reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England
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