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(My parents) were supposed to fly here this afternoon and they couldn't get to the airport.


Sam Rayburn

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SAM KEAN Brain surgery couldn't happen without the patient's own active voice to guide the work. The ...
SAM KEAN Genes are like the story, and DNA is the language that the story is written in.
SAM KEAN I was in love with the British 'The Office', so even though I love Steve Carell, when they w...
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