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Skinny Genes Tell Fat to Burn Science, Quickly

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A gene whose mutated form is associated with cancer in humans turns out to have a role in burning calories over a long evolutionary history.



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A gene whose mutated form is associated with cancer in humans turns out to have a role in burning calories over a long evolutionary history.



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