Not so hot: US data suggest human bodies are cooling down

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Ewen Callaway. Nature. 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan;577(7790):306.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-00074-9.

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Keywords: Medical research; Metabolism.

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