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Scientists tested the substance on rats with positive results and are now seeking partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials. A research team at the Federal University of AB ...

Scientists have caught rats snatching bats out of the air and eating them for the first time. The study was carried out at ...

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Movies have always played up the mad scientist trope, but real-life labs have carried out experiments that make fiction look ...