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A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China.

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Scientists discovered that the brainless sea anemone build their bodies with a technique common in bilaterians... which is what humans are.

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An essay exploring the comparative anatomy of human society through kings and councillors.