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Letter: Serious science or just navel gazing?

Published 22 October 2025

From John Woodgate Rayleigh, Essex, UK

Your article “Uncovering the ins and outs of belly buttons” must be wrong about the historical lack of study into the umbilicus: haven’t millions of people been accused of contemplating their navel(11 October, p 16)?

Issue no. 3566 published 25 October 2025

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