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Hairy snail discovered in a 99-million-year-old piece of amber thumbnail

Hairy snail discovered in a 99-million-year-old piece of amber

Land snails in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99–98 Ma) have attracted significant interest from paleontologists in recent years. Recently, international scientists, including Senckenberg’s Dr. Adrienne Jochum, have discovered a new species of land snail in an approximately 99-million-year-old piece of amber. This newly discovered species has been named Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus sp. nov. This is already
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Faxes and Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology? thumbnail

Faxes and Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?

Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, “Good news,” before stating that she was denied Medicaid coverage. Her income exceeded the state’s limits for the federal-state public health insurance program for people with low incomes. Missouri officials now blame the incongruous greeting for the decidedly…
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