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May 21, 2013

TOPIC: What’s the difference between further and farther?

Jane Mairs

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May 24, 2013
mu·tate Listen to audio/ˈmju:ˌteɪt/ verb
: to cause (a gene) to change and create an unusual characteristic in a plant or animal...

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