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Tag: biology
Study shows alligators can regrow their tails
Researchers hope their findings will help lead to discoveries of new approaches to repairing injuries and treating diseases in alligators.
Coronavirus reinfection will be the ‘new norm’
It’s so hard to find helpful information on COVID-19 and coronavirus as a whole but I found this piece useful.
6 neologisms of Stanisław Lem
Stanisław Lem was notorious for his neologisms and the difficulty in translating them. Here are 6 that predicted future technologies.
Supercomputer provides a COVID-19 eureka moment
Oak Ridge National Lab’s Summit supercomputer has come through clutch in the battle to beat COVID-19.
15 sleep myths, debunked by sleep experts
Do you really only need 5 hours of sleep? Is “resting your eyes” as good as actual sleep? Two sleep experts debunk 15 common sleep myths.
The difference between cryonics and cryogenics
It’s a phenomenon associated with prolonging life. But cryonics and cryogenics are two different things.
Vaccines & Why They’re So Important
That’s not the title of the video but it should be and here’s why.
Scientist Duo Win Nobel Prize for Helping the Immune System Fight Cancer
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo shared the Nobel prize for their efforts “harnessing the cancer patient’s own immune system to destroy tumours”. A cure for cancer remains elusive but two immunologists have won science’s most prestigious award, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their work in cancer immunotherapy. Allison discovered a molecule that halted …
What is ASMR and why does it give people “brain orgasms”?
If you like getting tingles, you’ll love ASMR. Here’s a quick primer on the physical sensation.