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By merging mathematics with biology, researchers are beginning to uncover new layers of insight into one of humanity's oldest mysteries: how existence itself began.

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This one stars Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson in the story of a missing girl and the investigation into her disappearance, which uncovers a chilling conspiracy.

Their work uncovered traces of two disease-causing pathogens -- those behind paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever -- which match the symptoms described in eyewitness records from that time.

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Take an issue like termites, Gonzales says: it’s much less of a setback—and could be less expensive—to identify and fix the issue before a prospective buyer uncovers it during an inspection.

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While that might be true as to what they uncovered, if multimillionaire athletes are corrupt, is it a stretch to think that college athletes who actually need money would do the same?

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