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Scientists Find Bacteria Where It Isn’t Supposed to Be: The Brain

Not So Clean Mind

How are dirt molecules getting into white matter—and what are they doing up there? By Amanda Schaffer.

Amanda Schaffer
Amanda Schaffer
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Amanda Schaffer

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