Category: Life
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The last time...
We all like to remember the first time we did something... The first day in school. Our first kiss. Our first car. The first day we went on a trip. But life is not only about first times. Life is full of last times as well. And if the former include a promise and a…
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Compulsive disorder: We all have it. Forget the sweater.
If you’re pretty sure that it’s going to be cold in the office, you’re likely to throw a sweater in your bag to ward off the chill. It makes sense that those two ideas would be related: if you’re confident about something, it’s natural for your actions to be consistent with what you know. But…
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Why live? The irrationality of life and the futility of logic.
A liberal feminist exploded live on TV some time ago and this much hatred in one person is so rare to see. Katie Hopkins, well know British feminist crossed the line and said some awful things, including demanding euthanasia for the old people… "We just have far too many old people. It’s ridiculous to be…
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The transition to life. mRNA translation. The futility of life questions.
The transition from an egg to a developing embryo is one of life's most remarkable transformations. Yet little is known about it. Now Whitehead Institute researchers have deciphered how one aspect - control of the all-important translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins - switches as the egg becomes an embryo. That shift is controlled…
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