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Researchers from Melbourne-based medical research institute, WEHI, have unravelled how mutations in a gene can lead to an incurable neurodevelopmental disorder that causes abnormal brain development in newborns and infants.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Scientists have unravelled the genetic secrets of coffee in a discovery they say paves the way for more flavoursome brews.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Despite going undefeated in his first nine games, things have unravelled for Potter with Chelsea winning only one of its last 11 in all competitions.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

"Without India, Sri Lanka would have unravelled as Lebanon did," said Uditha Devapriya, chief international relations analyst at Factum, a Colombo-based foreign policy think-tank.

From Reuters • Dec. 27, 2022

We shall have unravelled all your mysteries, and read all your riddles by—when shall I say?—by the end of the winter.

From Framley Parsonage by Trollope, Anthony