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Berkeley apologises for retaining indigenous remains

Leading US public institution found by news investigation to still hold bones of 9,000 people, most in nation, more than three decades after federal ban

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Berkeley apologises for retaining indigenous remains

Leading US public institution found by news investigation to still hold bones of 9,000 people, most in nation, more than three decades after federal ban

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The gruesome past of Irish medical education

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University of California, Berkeley

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