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Published online 2 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060227-9
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Surprise organ discovered in mice
Mice are shown to have two thymus organs, not just one
After a century of scrutinizing the laboratory mouse, one might imagine that scientists would know the creature's body like the back of their own hands. Think again, because German researchers say they have discovered a whole new organ.
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