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Science festival tackles truly 'gross anatomy'

A fluffy blanket, perhaps? Or a cuddly stuffed animal? No, when Pamela Dalton needed a baby-shower gift, she picked out a lovely Swedish snot-sucker for her new grandson. After all, she studies mucus for a living.

Urine is his specialty. According to Gary Beauchamp, also of the Monell Chemical Senses Center, many species spray it to make statements about their territory.
Urine is his specialty. According to Gary Beauchamp, also of the Monell Chemical Senses Center, many species spray it to make statements about their territory.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Tom Avril, Inquirer Staff Writer
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