There will be no tungsten sheep-fleece, but sheep in future will grow not just more wool, but softer wool.

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But what is more curious is this: the retrovirus is closely related to a free-living virus called Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus, which causes lung cancer in sheep and goats, but not other species.

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Not the silence of the lambs, but the silence of the sheep, and the herd instinct that goes with it.

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But the biggest problem with hourly fees is that they do not separate the sheep from the goats.

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Miss Coulson passed her HGV test but not being able to drive the family lorry on the road means she cannot move sheep from field to field to help out her father.

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