"Mini Neanderthal Brains Are Growing in Petri Dishes" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Sep 2018 10:17 p.m. PST |
"Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to cutting-edge science, there is now a lab in California that has petri dishes filled with pea-size versions of the cavemen's brains. Why are researchers cultivating and studying these mini brains? The reason, they say, is that these small neural lumps may reveal why Neanderthals died out and Homo sapiens went on to conquer much of the planet. "Neanderthals are fascinating because they shared Earth with us, and there is now genetic evidence we actually bred with them," study leader Alysson Muotri, director of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Stem Cell Program, told Live Science…."
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| Cacique Caribe | 20 Sep 2018 12:26 p.m. PST |
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 miniMo  | 21 Sep 2018 10:45 a.m. PST |
I am always stunned by how many scientists failed to ever watch Creature Double Feature in their lives! |
| Tango01 | 21 Sep 2018 10:47 a.m. PST |
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| Grelber | 21 Sep 2018 7:07 p.m. PST |
Transplant of such a brain would be an upgrade for many people in the Washington, D.C. area. Grelber |
| Cacique Caribe | 21 Sep 2018 9:18 p.m. PST |
Grelber I would have said all. Both the ones already there and the ones who want to be there. Dan |
| Tango01 | 22 Sep 2018 11:29 a.m. PST |
Dude!…. (smile) Amicalement
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| Cacique Caribe | 24 Sep 2018 4:34 p.m. PST |
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| Howler | 24 Sep 2018 8:35 p.m. PST |
I think the Creature Double Features are where they get many of their inspirations. |
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