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Scientists Uncover the Lefty Gene
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7-31-2007 4:36 PM
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8-2-2007
11:13 AM
filmmaven
As a lefty, me and myself agree.
8-2-2007
1:52 PM
RecordSage
That means science could fix that gene and you'd become... normal...
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