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How Neanderthal Language Differed From Modern Human – They Probably Didn’t Use Metaphors
IFLScience· 6 days agoThe Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike....
The Bird Flu Situation Is Starting to Get Scary
Slate via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoFor H5N1—or any zoonotic infection, for that matter—to develop sustained transmission in humans, the virus would need to acquire some key genetic
Decoding Disease: UC San Diego’s Leap in Gene Editing
SciTechDaily· 20 hours agoMOBEs, new genome editing tools from UC San Diego, allow precise, simultaneous genetic...
A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into 'saltshakers of death,' scientists say
ABC 7 Chicago· 2 days agoThis spring, some cicadas will be turned into sex-crazed zombies, thanks to a strange fungus called...
'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders
LiveScience· 4 days agoAncient viral DNA embedded in the human genome may boost people's susceptibility to neuropsychiatric...
How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be?
The Atlantic· 17 hours agoOf the known flu pandemics, 2009’s took the fewest lives; during the H1N1 pandemic that preceded it, which began in 1918, a flu virus infected an...
World’s Largest Genome Discovered in a Tiny Fern: ‘Breaks all records’
GoodNewsNetwork· 4 days agoOn the island of New Caledonia, a simple, unassuming species of fern has been identified as having...
Scientists use advanced lab work to keep critical crop alive amid relentless drought: 'It has become...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt also helped farmers install low-energy solar-powered drip-irrigation systems to reduce water use...
Can Hormones Cause Gender Dysphoria?
Healthline· 5 days agoMore research is necessary to fully understand how our hormones affect our gender identity and expression. In the Western world, modern society tends to...
What Is Natural Selection?
ExtremeTech· 6 days agoMost of us know that as living things evolve, they take on traits that help them thrive in their home environments. It all comes down to natural selection, or the process by which species pass ...
