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Can you find the humans?

We can now grow a new heart using a real heart's collagen as a scaffold for new cells, and even get it beating. So far, rat hearts, and only a weak beat, but wow.

Resveratrol, a derivative of red wine, has been found to extend lifespan in humans.

Nasal hormone spray eliminates effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys.

A molecular biologist uses ( Read more... )

meowse sent me a link to the lyrics for Cat Faber's song "God's Word". She and I used to be in the same SCA household. I've heard him sing it, didn't know it was another one of hers.

http://www.echoschildren.org/CDlyrics/WORDGOD.HTML

Major impact events may be much more frequent than previously thought. Yikes ( Read more... )