In December 2002 a pivotal Nature article pointed out that junk DNAmay help explain the differences between man and mouse, since the two creatures share most of their genes.

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His most popular characters, the doggedly determined Mickey Mouse and the libidinous Donald Duck, represented the ordinary man's ability to triumph over any adversity, even a Great Depression.

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But Charles River is more the story of a man than of a mouse--a classic tale of a frustrated entrepreneur who wrests control of a family-founded company back from a giant corporation and remakes it in his own image.

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In a deal poised to shift the media landscape, Netflix confirmed plans for an instant streaming service that would allow its subscribers to watch popular flicks like Iron Man 2 and Dinner for Schmucks at the click of a mouse.

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This is the cyber equivalent of a Cuban missile crisis and Obama has to decide whether he is a man or a mouse.

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