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animal

adjective as in beastlike; carnal

noun as in animate being; mammal

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Prof. Monsonego's work showed that reducing the number of these T helper cells in mice caused the animals to age more quickly and shortened their lifespan.

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The ladybug, once a treasured member of the animal kingdom, is six legs deep in a publicity crisis.

Because RNA breaks down quickly after death, many researchers assumed it could not survive long enough to be studied in animals that disappeared thousands of years ago.

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Many of the animals changed their choice after receiving the stronger information.

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"They preserve microstructural and geochemical signals that tell us not only what kinds of animals laid them, but also where they nested and how they bred," he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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