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Pakistani Boy Leads Scientists To Pain Discovery

December 14, 2006 | 
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LONDON (Reuters) - A young Pakistani street performer and members of three related families have enabled scientists to make a genetic breakthrough that could lead to more effective painkillers.>>> Discuss This Story

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