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Lice and Human Migration
What lice reveal about our evolutionary history: David Reed, the associate curator of mammals at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), studies lice. Apparently, the same insects that drive parents and youngsters crazy during a school infestation are helping to uncover some deep scientific mysteries.
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