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Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early vertebrates evolved similar abilities hundreds of ...

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Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early ...

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