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Regulating Insulin With Queen’s Greatest Hits
Regulating Insulin With Queen’s Greatest Hits
Pop music balanced blood sugar levels in mice, thanks to implanted human cells rigged to release insulin using a sound-sensitive bacterial protein.
Pop music balanced blood sugar levels in mice, thanks to implanted human cells rigged to release insulin using a sound-sensitive bacterial protein.
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