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Written & Researched by Leila Battison. Check out her channel:-
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Video edited by Pete Kelly. Check out his channel:-
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Narration by David Kelly. Check out his channel:-
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Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
Artwork by Khail Kupsky

References:

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-biodive...
https://www.vox.com/science-and-healt...
https://organismalbio.biosci.gatech.e...
https://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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