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This bacteria is responsible for The Great Plague of 1665 London Museums, London City, Great Plague Of London, Bubonic Plague, Medical History, National Geographic, Archaeology, Underground, Professor
This bacteria is responsible for The Great Plague of 1665
This bacteria is responsible for The Great Plague of 1665
Fisherman Reveals He's Been Hiding Incredibly Large, Rare Pearl For 10 Years Puerto Princesa, Philippines, Clam Pearl, 100 Million Dollars, Palawan Island, Rare Pearls, Up 100, Big Naturals, Big Pearl
Fisherman Reveals He's Been Hiding Incredibly Large, Rare Pearl For 10 Years
Fisherman Reveals He's Been Hiding Incredibly Large, Rare Pearl For 10 Years
In Acciaroli, Italy, a remote village of only a few thousand people, there’s a staggering number of centenarians — 300 — and experts don’t think it’s a coincidence. That’s why researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Rome, La Sapienza are teaming up to study them.  The coastal city is located south of Naples, next to the Tyrrhenian Sea, where locals often get around on foot and enjoy a Mediterranean Diet that relies heavily on the herb rosemary... Wellness Fitness, Health Fitness, Chinese Herbs, Lose Weight, Weight Loss, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Healthy Aging, Diet Pills, Herbal Medicine
This Delicious Herb Might Be Why The Italians Live So Long
In Acciaroli, Italy, a remote village of only a few thousand people, there’s a staggering number of centenarians — 300 — and experts don’t think it’s a coincidence. That’s why researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Rome, La Sapienza are teaming up to study them. The coastal city is located south of Naples, next to the Tyrrhenian Sea, where locals often get around on foot and enjoy a Mediterranean Diet that relies heavily on the herb rosemary...
Archaeologist Sarah Parcak, pictured here with BBC presenter Dan Snow, says she may have unearthed a second Viking settlement in North America.  Possible Viking Find Could Rewrite North American history. Vikings Time, English Army, Norway Viking, Legendary Warriors, Archaeological Discoveries, North American Indians, Unsolved Mysteries, Prehistory
Possible Viking Find Could Rewrite North American History
Archaeologist Sarah Parcak, pictured here with BBC presenter Dan Snow, says she may have unearthed a second Viking settlement in North America. Possible Viking Find Could Rewrite North American history.
Major breakthrough in quantum computing, scientists from Griffith University and the University of Queensland in Australia announced Monday that they had found a way to simplify a complicated logic operation by creating a quantum “Fredkin gate” for the first time ever. The development, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could bring fully functional quantum computers closer to reality.  “Much like our everyday computer, the brains of a quantum computer consist of chains of logic gates, Quantum Physics, Nuclear Physics, John Bell, Quantum Entanglement, Gravitational Waves, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics, Nanotechnology, Nobel Prize
Scientists successfully create a quantum ‘Fredkin gate'
Major breakthrough in quantum computing, scientists from Griffith University and the University of Queensland in Australia announced Monday that they had found a way to simplify a complicated logic operation by creating a quantum “Fredkin gate” for the first time ever. The development, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could bring fully functional quantum computers closer to reality. “Much like our everyday computer, the brains of a quantum computer consist of chains of logic gates,
Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles. Bone Health, Brain Health, Digestive Health, Gut Health, University Of Cork, Probiotic Benefits, Reduce Gas, Brain Connections, Sick
Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles
Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles.
Science explains Trump? Monkeys with smaller ‘sexual weaponry’ compensate with louder howls Sunday Humor, Ugly Americans, Howler Monkey, Monkey Pictures, Jane Goodall, Chimpanzee, Social Science, Apes, Hillarious
Science explains Trump? Monkeys with smaller ‘sexual weaponry’ compensate with louder howls
Science explains Trump? Monkeys with smaller ‘sexual weaponry’ compensate with louder howls
Scientists are watching a new species evolve before their eyes — even as the original species evolves in another direction. A new study published in PLOS Genetics by researchers from Eawag and the University of Bern examines the rapid evolution of new species of threespine stickleback in a Swiss lake, reported Phys.org. Koi, Alaska, Fauna, Lake District England, Origin Of Species, Rock Falls, Evolutionary Biology, Falling From The Sky, Eat Meat
Scientists watching rapidly evolving fish morph into two distinct forms in real time
Scientists are watching a new species evolve before their eyes — even as the original species evolves in another direction. A new study published in PLOS Genetics by researchers from Eawag and the University of Bern examines the rapid evolution of new species of threespine stickleback in a Swiss lake, reported Phys.org.
The heads on Easter Island have bodies; cool archaeological discovery in 2012 Easter Island Moai, Easter Island Statues, Easter Island Heads, Ancient Mysteries, Ancient Ruins, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient History, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt
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The heads on Easter Island have bodies; cool archaeological discovery in 2012
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Baby With Incurable Leukemia Cured With Designer Immune Cells
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Baby+With+Incurable+Leukemia+Cured+With+Designer+Immune+Cells
Baby With Incurable Leukemia Cured With Designer Immune Cells
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Near Stonehenge, archeologists have found the buried traces of a "super henge" more than 4,900 feet in circumference. The super henge is comprised of dozens of newly discovered features, including an array of up to more than 50 ten-foot pillars, some of which may still be deep underground. The surveyors also uncovered 17 ritual monuments, including "massive prehistoric pits" that may have been dug along astronomic lines. Ancient Aliens, Ancient Humans, Ancient People, Ancient Times, Ground Penetrating Radar, Megalithic Monuments, Underground Map, Site Archéologique
Lasers Reveal Underground 'Super Henge'
Near Stonehenge, archeologists have found the buried traces of a "super henge" more than 4,900 feet in circumference. The super henge is comprised of dozens of newly discovered features, including an array of up to more than 50 ten-foot pillars, some of which may still be deep underground. The surveyors also uncovered 17 ritual monuments, including "massive prehistoric pits" that may have been dug along astronomic lines.
Scientists discover why cats have vertical pupils. Black Cat Aesthetic, Black Cat Tattoos, Ugly Cat, Cat Anatomy, Cat Tattoo Designs, Sad Cat, Brown Cat, Cat Behavior, Cat Facts
Scientists discover why cats have vertical pupils
Scientists discover why cats have vertical pupils.
Human anatomy illustration, central nervous system with a visible brain. In 2007, a perfectly healthy 44-year-old man complaining of minor leg weakness baffled doctors in France when a medical exam revealed that most of his brain was missing. Although researchers can explain why he lost his brain, figuring out how he managed to live so long without it is more difficult. A recent study may shed light on the man’s survival, proposing that brain size and brain function are largely unrelated. Chronic Pain Disorder, Chronic Stress, Brain Size, Referred Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Mind Body Connection, Leg Pain, Central Nervous System, Shoulder Pain
Man goes to hospital for leg pain, finds out he only has half a brain
Human anatomy illustration, central nervous system with a visible brain. In 2007, a perfectly healthy 44-year-old man complaining of minor leg weakness baffled doctors in France when a medical exam revealed that most of his brain was missing. Although researchers can explain why he lost his brain, figuring out how he managed to live so long without it is more difficult. A recent study may shed light on the man’s survival, proposing that brain size and brain function are largely unrelated.
For many people struggling to overcome drug addiction, relapse is a dangerous part of the road to recovery. It can be triggered by a passing memory of the drug's pleasurable effects -- sometimes even after years of sobriety.  But what if scientists could hack into the brain to stop relapse at the source, by erasing that powerful memory?    A team of neuroscientists from The Scripps Research Institute have tested a new drug called blebbistatin on mice addicted to methamphetamine. Addiction Relapse, Meth Addiction, Alcohol Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Anxiety Attacks Symptoms, Withdrawal Symptoms, Nervous Breakdown, Mental Breakdown
Memory-Erasing Drug May Help Prevent Meth Addicts From Relapsing
For many people struggling to overcome drug addiction, relapse is a dangerous part of the road to recovery. It can be triggered by a passing memory of the drug's pleasurable effects -- sometimes even after years of sobriety. But what if scientists could hack into the brain to stop relapse at the source, by erasing that powerful memory? A team of neuroscientists from The Scripps Research Institute have tested a new drug called blebbistatin on mice addicted to methamphetamine.
Cuba became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization said.  “Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible,” said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan.   “This is a major victory in our long fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and an Canberra, Margaret Chan, World Aids Day, Sexually Transmitted, Important People, Aids Hiv, First Nations, Cuba, Amazing Women
Cuba becomes first nation to eliminate mother-to-child HIV
Cuba became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization said. “Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible,” said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan. “This is a major victory in our long fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and an
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decellularized "Ghost" Heart The cells are removed by a chemical process, leaving only Extracellular matrix, so the new cells of the transplantee, which match the DNA, can be grown on this heart, so the rejection of the organ doesn't happen. It's still in the experimental stage, but it is promising. Weird Science, Medical Science, Medical School, Science Nerd, Medical News, Medical Students, Life Science, Nursing School, Computer Science
Ghost heart
decellularized "Ghost" Heart The cells are removed by a chemical process, leaving only Extracellular matrix, so the new cells of the transplantee, which match the DNA, can be grown on this heart, so the rejection of the organ doesn't happen. It's still in the experimental stage, but it is promising.
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Health officials on the east coast of Florida have diagnosed three cases of leprosy in the last five months, linking two of the cases to contact with armadillos. The small armored mammals are known to harbor the disease in the southern US.  The cases were confirmed in Volusia County, Florida, which is home to about 500,000 people and tourist cities such as Daytona Beach. Health officials believe the three cases developed independently. Armadillo, Starfish Species, Unusual Animals, Strange Animals, Sabertooth, Ausgestopftes Tier, Iconic Photos, Black Bear, Roam
Three cases of leprosy in eastern Florida ‘linked to armadillos’
Health officials on the east coast of Florida have diagnosed three cases of leprosy in the last five months, linking two of the cases to contact with armadillos. The small armored mammals are known to harbor the disease in the southern US. The cases were confirmed in Volusia County, Florida, which is home to about 500,000 people and tourist cities such as Daytona Beach. Health officials believe the three cases developed independently.
Baby Woolly Rhino Discovered In Siberia Is The First Ever Found Baby Rhino, Megafauna, Wooly Mammoth, Recent Discoveries, Extinct Animals, Cool Rocks, Dinosaur Fossils, Prehistoric Creatures, Rhinoceros
Baby Woolly Rhino Stuns Scientists
Baby Woolly Rhino Discovered In Siberia Is The First Ever Found
Just 1 gram of DNA is theoretically capable of holding 455 exabytes – enough for all the data held by Google, Facebook and every other major tech company, with room to spare.  They began by looking at the way information is encoded on a DNA strand. The simplest method treats the DNA bases A and C as a "0" and G and T as a "1". Of course, any damage to the DNA leaves holes in the data, so the team used an error-correcting technique called a Reed-Solomon code. Dna Sequence, Scientific Breakthroughs, World Data, New Scientist, The Future Is Now, Thing 1, Science News, Data Storage, Biotechnology
Glassed-in DNA makes the ultimate time capsule
Just 1 gram of DNA is theoretically capable of holding 455 exabytes – enough for all the data held by Google, Facebook and every other major tech company, with room to spare. They began by looking at the way information is encoded on a DNA strand. The simplest method treats the DNA bases A and C as a "0" and G and T as a "1". Of course, any damage to the DNA leaves holes in the data, so the team used an error-correcting technique called a Reed-Solomon code.
Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common bacterium that lives in our mouths, often without causing any ill effects, although it is also frequently the culprit in gum disease. Previous work on gum disease had hinted that F. nucleatum interacts with natural killer cells, part of the immune system's first line of defence against infection and cancer.   "By activating this receptor, F. nucleatum prevents the killing of cancer cells by the natural killer cells," Rare Disease, Gum Disease, Rudolf Virchow, Science Photos, Japan Woman, Science, Health
Common gum-disease bug may also give cancer a boost
Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common bacterium that lives in our mouths, often without causing any ill effects, although it is also frequently the culprit in gum disease. Previous work on gum disease had hinted that F. nucleatum interacts with natural killer cells, part of the immune system's first line of defence against infection and cancer. "By activating this receptor, F. nucleatum prevents the killing of cancer cells by the natural killer cells,"
In Mexican city Teotihuacan, 2,000-year-old tunnel holds ancient mysteries - The Washington Post Ancient Cities, Ancient Aztecs, Statues, Le Sphinx, Aztec Ruins, Mayan Ruins
In Mexican city Teotihuacan, 2,000-year-old tunnel holds ancient mysteries
In Mexican city Teotihuacan, 2,000-year-old tunnel holds ancient mysteries - The Washington Post
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These are the cars you're most likely to die in while driving: chart
These are the cars you’re most likely to die in while driving: chart
Miguel de Cervantes’ coffin found after nine-month search.   A nine-month search in a tiny chapel in Madrid for the long-lost remains of legendary Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes has taken a dramatic step forward with the discovery of what is believed to be the coffin of the Don Quixote author. Forensic Scientist, Don Quixote, Story Of The World, The Don, Nine Months, American Comics, Coffin, Investigations, Fiction
Miguel de Cervantes’ coffin found after nine-month search
Miguel de Cervantes’ coffin found after nine-month search. A nine-month search in a tiny chapel in Madrid for the long-lost remains of legendary Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes has taken a dramatic step forward with the discovery of what is believed to be the coffin of the Don Quixote author.
Baby fighting cancer   American Academy of Pediatrics wants DEA to reclassify marijuana to help severely ill children.   Pray for that to happen. American Academy Of Pediatrics, Sick Kids, Medical Marijuana, Ill, Fighting Cancer, Shit Happens, Children, Pray
American Academy of Pediatrics wants DEA to reclassify marijuana to help severely ill children
Baby fighting cancer American Academy of Pediatrics wants DEA to reclassify marijuana to help severely ill children. Pray for that to happen.
oh don't bite me GMO altered mosquito...Millions of GMO mosquitos could soon be released in Florida. This sounds crazy... Gmo, Disease, Florida, Mosquitoes, Jurassic Park, Literally, Wrong, Crazy, Remember
Millions of GMO mosquitos could soon be released in Florida
oh don't bite me GMO altered mosquito...Millions of GMO mosquitos could soon be released in Florida. This sounds crazy...
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New invisibility cloak could help surgeons, drivers
New invisibility cloak could help surgeons, drivers