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Possibly the world's tiniest fly 4 0
Posted by duddy   May 31, 2013   4414 views
In the forests of Costa Rica, a tiny insect has been found. Tinkerbella nana is a fairyfly that is only 250 micrometers long. It is one of the smallest arthropods ever discovered. How could they even find such a tiny creature? The researchers admit that it was not easy given the biodiversity of the forest. “It is possibly equivalent to finding a solitary needle in 200 haystacks,” Dr John Noyes notes.
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1 I bet people eat these all the time without knowing lol Posted on Dec 25, 2013 by colleen

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Hair thickness between the blondes and brunettes 2 0
Posted by duddy   May 30, 2013   4707 views
Did you know -- On the average there are over one hundred thousand strands of hair on a young adult. Blondes average about 140,000 strands, brunettes average 108,000 and redheads average 90,000.
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1 Are blondes also less likely to suffer from hair loss? Posted on May 30, 2013 by savio 2 This is an interesting fact about blondes and brunettes. Also many of them make use of human hair extensions to add much more thickness to their hair to make them look more beautiful. ... Read more Posted on Dec 11, 2013 by mavisdrek

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Breastfeeding guidelines for neanderthals 1 1
Posted by duddy   May 30, 2013   5607 views
Ancient baby's teeth have revealed that Neanderthals followed today's breastfeeding guidelines. Scientists analyzed a fossilized baby tooth from a Neanderthal child, and found the infant was breastfed exclusively for the first seven months of life and given supplementary foods and mother's milk for another seven months before being weaned. This fascinating discovery sheds light on the remarkable similarities between Neanderthal parenting practices and contemporary breastfeeding guidelines. By examining the composition of the fossilized baby tooth, scientists have uncovered valuable insights into the dietary patterns of our ancient relatives. The Neanderthal infant's exclusive breastfeeding for the first seven months of life mirrors the advice ... Read more
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Pirate ants 1 0
Posted by duddy   May 30, 2013   4536 views
This enigmatic ant with out-of-this-world pigmentation patterns was recently found in the Philippines. The females have a black stripe across the eyes that resembles a pirate eye patch; this distinctive trait inspired the scientists to choose the name Cardiocondyla pirate, or pirate ant, for the species.
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Geneticists have eliminated schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice 1 0
Posted by duddy   May 28, 2013   2644 views
Schizophrenia has a variety of causes and a spectrum of severity of symptoms. Geneticists were able to cause schizophrenia-like symptoms by over-expressing Neuregulin-1 (NRG1). Scientists discovered that these mice not only had nearly the same symptoms as humans with schizophrenia, but they even develop the symptoms at the same stage in life. Geneticists have been able to modify the expression of NRG1 in adult mice, bringing it down to appropriate levels. This caused schizophrenia-like symptoms in these mice to disappear and behavior returned to normal. ... Read more
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