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infirmities

noun

plural of infirmity

as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning an 18th-century quack who specialized in those mysterious infirmities that are known only to the idle rich

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An adult fruit fly’s brain is much more complex, however—and most importantly, the small insects share 60 percent of human DNA, as well 75 percent of the genes that cause genetic diseases, per a statement.

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
The connectome, and all the data associated with it, reveals patterns of healthy brain functions and could thus also be consequential in the treatment of brain diseases.

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

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