Editor's Selections: Exercise, M&Ms, Octopodes

Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week:

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As many of you probably know, when I am not working in the lab or posting here at Obesity Panacea I am also a content editor at ResearchBlogging.org. Each weekday a different Research Blogging editor selects their favourite posts from the past week in their area of expertise, and you can find my…
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