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April 2008 in “Neurobiology of aging” Scientists found a gene in mice that causes early hearing loss.
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February 2010 in “PLOS ONE” Blocking Wnt signaling in young mice causes thymus shrinkage and cell loss, but recovery is possible when the block is removed.
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