Navel Gazing Just Got More Interesting

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Navel Gazing Just Got More Interesting

Jul 07, 2011

Researchers in the Belly Button Biodiversity project released the first round of DNA results from their analysis of 95 human navel swabs, reports The Washington Post's Peter Aldhous.

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