Earth’s biggest, smallest, oddest life forms are getting new attention from scientists. A Utah author explores what they’re learning.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elephants Christie and Zuri at Utah's Hogle Zoo in 2015. Utah cancer researchers are using blood from the zoo's elephants to investigate a possible pathway to a cure.

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