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CHAPTER 5: BUSY FLIES, FLAVORSOME BUGS

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CHAPTER 7: FROM SILK TO SHELLAC

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CHAPTER 8: LIFESAVERS, PIONEERS, AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

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