The community of people living around you could influence the community of microbes living inside of you. The largest and most diverse review to date has found evidence that who you live with and...
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These 5 Traces of Ancient Ancestors Still Exist in Human Bodies Today : ScienceAlert
Many of us are returning to work or school after spending time with relatives over the summer period. Sometimes we can be left wondering how on earth we are related to some of these...
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Lab-Grown Retinas to Restore Vision Are a Step Closer to Human Trials : ScienceAlert
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US have coaxed light-sensitive eye cells grown in a lab to reconnect after separation, an important step for transplantation into patients to treat various eye diseases....
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One of The Deadliest Human Diseases Is Far Older Than We Ever Realized : ScienceAlert
Smallpox has left an unmistakable mark on human history, killing at least 300 million people in the 20th century alone. In spite of its notoriety, the virus’s origins still remain elusive. Now, a team...
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Human Brains Never Truly Grow Up, a Trait We Share With One Other Close Relative : ScienceAlert
Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human – but is there more to it? The brain’s shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be...
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Human ‘Mini-Brains’ Implanted in Mice Respond to Light in Scientific First : ScienceAlert
Imagine if lost, degenerated, or diseased parts of the brain could be regrown in the lab and transplanted for a new lease on life. Scientists at the University of California San Diego have gotten...
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The Scary Things That Happen to The Human Body at Mount Everest’s ‘Death Zone’ : ScienceAlert
Human bodies work best at sea level. Down here, oxygen levels are adequate for our brains and lungs. At much higher altitudes, our bodies cannot function properly. But if climbers want to summit Mount...
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2022 on Track to Break Grim Record as Earth Becomes an “Atlas of Human Suffering” : ScienceAlert
Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts, and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality, and this is “just the beginning”, experts say, as international efforts to cut planet-heating emissions...
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Tiny New Genes Appearing in Human DNA Show How We’re Still Evolving : ScienceAlert
We may have parted ways with our primate cousins millions of years ago, but a new study shows just how human beings continue to evolve in ways we never imagined. Researchers from Biomedical Sciences...
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Is Lensa AI Stealing From Human Art? An Expert Explains The Controversy
The Lensa photo and video editing app has shot into social media prominence in recent weeks, after adding a feature that lets you generate stunning digital portraits of yourself in contemporary art styles. It...
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