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Pathological cringe & a pill to 'delete' trauma

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A single drug undid the damage in mice who'd suffered early-life trauma. Also, a contagious form of 'cringe avoidance' is spreading — and listen in to the soft sounds of Jurassic crickets.
10 Sep English Germany Science · Technology

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