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What do mouse-like creatures reveal about human growth?

Meet the jerboa, a rodent with long springy legs. About the size of a large mouse, the jerboa has two mighty back legs that can help propel it as high as 3 feet in the air. Now, scientists are studying their appendages to better understand and to manipulate the growth of human bones.

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