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Neanderthals may have turned rhinoceros teeth into tools, researchers find
Researchers led by the University of Aberdeen and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (France) have found new evidence that Neanderthals may have used rhinoceros teeth as tools.
World-leading Field Cycling Imaging scanner heralds 'new frontier' in medical diagnostics
The University of Aberdeen has officially opened its next generation Field Cycling Imaging (FCI) whole body medical imaging system
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