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Some people have extremely sweaty palms - but spraying Botox may help

6 February 2020

Using high-pressure jet nozzles to fire liquid Botox into the skin could be a less painful alternative to injections to treat sweaty armpits and palms
Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem

Extinct date palms grown from 2000-year-old seeds found near Jerusalem

5 February 2020

An extinct variety of date palm tree has been grown from ancient seeds preserved in the Judean desert for 2000 years, the oldest seeds ever germinated

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