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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Arnold Schwarzenegger gets a fly named after him

    A scientist at the Natural History Museum of LA County has discovered the world’s smallest fly. He named it after Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 25, 2018 • 1 min read

    A scientist at the Natural History Museum of LA County has discovered the world’s smallest fly. He named it after Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Two cloned monkeys make us wonder: When will humans be cloned?
    1. 0:00The evolution of Gov. Jerry Brown
    2. 16:24Arnold Schwarzenegger gets a fly named after himYou’re reading this
    3. 19:29At Davos, countries make their own trade deals without the U.S.
    4. 28:35The view from Sundance
    5. 38:58How close are we to cloning humans?
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