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The Fossil Record In Your Mouth
The hardened residue scraped off your teeth at the dentist is called your dental calculus, and your dental calculus is the only part of your body that actually fossilizes while you’re alive! And scientists have figured out how to study & trace the evolutionary history of these microbes over tens of millions of years.
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5 - 4When We First Talked Feb. 11, 2021
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5 - 8How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld Mar. 18, 2021
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- 5 - 25When Mammals Only Went Out At Night Oct. 07, 2021
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