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Hungarian biologist Tibor Gánti is an obscure figure. Now, more than a decade after his death, his ideas about how life began ...

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Former midfielder Darren Fletcher has taken charge until a caretaker is appointed, with the club only planning to name a permanent manager in the summer. And former England and United full-back ...