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Human pubic lice acquired from gorillas gives evolutionary clues

03-07-2007 · EurekAlert!

Humans acquired pubic lice from gorillas several million years ago, but this seemingly seedy connection does not mean that monkey business went on with the great apes, a new University of Florida study finds.

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