Category: Humans
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Behavior. Molecules. Defining a human…
The immune system affects – and even controls – social behavior, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that blocking a single type of immune molecule made mouse brains go hyperactive and caused abnormal behavior; restoring it fixed both. The discovery could have enormous implications for neurological conditions such as autism and schizophrenia. (1) It…
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Chromosomes. Pinocchio. Fairy Tales…
Men have one copy, women have two, but scientists have long puzzled over why the human X chromosome mostly contains genes that are active in a small number of tissues. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Bath studying the evolution of this X chromosome has discovered why it contains such an…
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Being unique, the Purpose of life & Running… (but not because you like it!) [free will, purpose of life etc]
What on earth do runners think about while pounding the pavement mile after mile after mile? Mostly, they think about how miserable they are. At least that's what a new, first-of its-kind study of elite runners seems to show. For the study, 10 long-distance runners used audio recorders so they could speak aloud their thoughts…
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Without humans...
What would happen if all humans suddenly vanished from the face of the planet? That freaky thought experiment is explored in a new video from YouTube's AsapSCIENCE. (1) But can humans dissapear? Can consciousness leave the cosmos? Can the world NOT be?
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