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10 Lessons Medicine Can Learn from Bears

From osteoporosis to heart disease to pregnancy, there's a lot bears are teaching scientists

By Constanza Villalba   

 
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Cute as Teddy Bears 10 Lessons Medicine Can Learn from Bears :: From osteoporosis to heart disease to pregnanc

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Cute as Teddy BearsWhen Laske, Iazzo, and Harlow (all collaborators) return to the den of the female bears they study in late winter, they often find new cubs.
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