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Bitter battles between stinkbugs and carnivorous mice could hold clues for controlling human pain

  • Written by Lauren Koenig, PhD Candidate in Integrative Biology, Michigan State University
imageSmall but fierce: Grasshopper mice can eat prey that are toxic to other mice. Lauren Koenig, CC BY-ND

It’s hard to appreciate the value of pain when we feel it, but most living things would not survive without it. Pain is a signal that something is causing harm to your body and that you need to take action.

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