Venomous Dragon [Tattoo]

Explore CT-scans of a Komodo Dragon and discover Bryan Grieg Fry's research contributions to science.

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Bryan Grieg Fry writes: "Here is my contribution: one of our actual CT-scans of a Komodo Dragon."

Carl: First came the research. Then came the New York Times article. And then came the tattoo. Behold the arc of science...

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