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As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of bizarre evolutionary gene expression.

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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Age: 103 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 22
Died: 2012
Died: December 30
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