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Homunculus: The Alchemical Creation of Little People with Great Powers
... relating to the creation of artificial life such as genetic engineering and human cloning are relatively modern ... written by the Greek philosopher Plato himself. The materials required for the creation of the homunculus include ...
dhwty - 05/03/2019 - 01:36
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Otzi's non-human DNA: Opportunistic pathogen discovered in ancient Iceman
... from a tiny bone sample which allowed the decoding of his genetic make-up. Now, however, the team of scientists have ... of the Iceman. Story Source: The above story is based on materials provided by Science Daily . Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. Featured ...
aprilholloway - 19/07/2014 - 00:15
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Facing the Facts: Just How Accurate Are Facial Reconstructions?
... Ancestors New research suggests Tutankhamun died from genetic weakness caused by family inbreeding Five Surprising ...
Sarah P Young - 18/02/2019 - 18:51
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‘Abundant’ Occurrence of Skeletal Abnormalities Found in Early Humans
... According to the Science Mag website, there was a ‘low genetic diversity among Pleistocene humans based on ancient ... early humans tended to mate with those who shared the same genetic materials, in other words, close relatives. The findings of ...
Ed Whelan - 07/11/2018 - 13:52
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Ice Age Hunger Gamer Ötzi’s Bowstring Is Identified
... last path before he climbed to his death and found genetic evidence from thousands of frozen ´ancient ... previously assumed that the long cord was made of plant materials, seeing the Iceman had an intimate relationship ...
ashley cowie - 19/12/2019 - 21:41
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Scientists Find DNA Evidence of the Bacteria that Almost Wiped out the Aztecs
... the en:Florentine Codex , the 16th-century compendium of materials and information on Aztec and Nahua history ...
ancient-origins - 23/03/2018 - 00:57
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6,500-Year-Old Arctic Site Might Be World’s Northernmost Ancient Cemetery
... as graves. Some of these pits contained traces of burned materials, and also red ochre, a pigment made from iron that ... Stone Age burials (it can act as a preservative of organic materials). But the soil in this part of the Arctic is ... is applied. And Hakonen even raises the possibility that genetic samples might be retrieved from any newly discovered ...
Nathan Falde - 02/12/2023 - 13:59
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Earliest Evidence for a Cooked Starch Paleo Diet
... to an increased starch diet. "This is very exciting. The genetic and biological evidence previously suggested that ... Sparked the Research The research to look for the plant materials in the hearths was inspired by Prof Hilary Deacon, ...
ancient-origins - 21/05/2019 - 01:41
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Jawbone of Earliest Modern Human Outside of Africa Discovered in Israel
... Several dating techniques applied to archaeological materials and the fossil itself suggest the jawbone is ... new discovery opens the door to demographic replacement or genetic admixture with local populations earlier than ...
ancient-origins - 25/01/2018 - 22:49
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40,000-year-old Tools Used by Ancient Humans Unearthed In North China
... techniques. The north-China collection of ochre-processing materials and tools dated to around 40,000 years ago have ... by modern humans, potentially involving cultural and genetic mixing with local Denisovans, who were perhaps ...
ashley cowie - 08/03/2022 - 13:59
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Scientists Peek Inside Dinosaur Eggs to Learn Secrets from Fossilized Embryos
... and historians. Due to their weak interactions with materials, neutrons, provide a “penetrating non-invasive ...
ashley cowie - 25/01/2020 - 19:46
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New Testing Indicates European Neanderthals Vanished Earlier
... must have been opportunities for possible cultural and genetic exchange,” Professor Higham noted. In fact, the ... 1.5 and 2.1 percent of the human genome is comprised of genetic materials inherited from the Neanderthals. Overall, about ...
Nathan Falde - 09/03/2021 - 22:02
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Unlocking the Cryptic Viking Code Using Runic Writing and Ancient DNA
... Age. Unfortunately, due to the perishable nature of the materials used for writing, very few written runic texts have ...
Dr. Eran Elhaik - 29/07/2023 - 18:50
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Scientists Find ‘Weirdly Unfamiliar Golden Orb’ on Alaska Sea Floor
... at first if the golden orb was made from metal or organic materials. Dark Mysteries of the Deep: Ancient Divers and ... But they have taken DNA samples . Once the results of the genetic tests come back they should be able to identify the ...
Nathan Falde - 08/09/2023 - 14:17
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Flores Hobbits May Have Floated to the Island on Leaf Nests
... that hobbits may have built slings from botanical materials to hold babies as ancient humans did. ... same communities and, thus, have possessed relatively low genetic diversity. There is evidence that the Island’s ... for ancestral hobbits, which could have added to their genetic diversity. Hobbit Legends There are those who ...
Avi Kumar - 25/08/2023 - 22:53
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Divers locate 2,000-year-old Roman wreck with cargo of fermented, salted fish intestines
... remote operating vehicles, sonar mapping equipment and genetic analysis. One finding was of an ancient salad ... oxide, starch, beeswax, pine resin and other plant-derived materials. Based on their shape and composition, scientists ...
Mark Miller - 12/12/2015 - 21:23
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Prehistoric Neanderthal and Human Chefs Cooked Up Tasty Dishes
... team of British scientists analyzed the carbonized plant materials found in the caves under a scanning electron ...
Nathan Falde - 24/11/2022 - 01:00
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5,300-Year-Old Otzi the Iceman Was Wearing Clothing from Five Separate Animal Species
... microscope are missing or damaged. So the researchers used genetic and DNA analysis to better ascertain what animal ... a haphazard stitching together of clothing based upon materials that were available to the Iceman, as ancient ...
Mark Miller - 20/08/2016 - 00:47
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The Classic Belgian Beer Secret? Medieval Super Yeasts!
... today's production of beer, wine , bread and biofuels. The genetic analysis of these yeasts was quite a piece of work, ... or allowing fermentation with a better use of local raw materials. Top Image: Classic Belgian beer Source: ...
ancient-origins - 24/10/2019 - 01:28
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Five things the ancient Greeks can teach us about medicine today
... were unpleasantly invasive. Others used very dangerous materials such as hellebore . However, drugs weren’t the ... to the individual. Similarly, in the wake of modern genetic studies, customizing medicine to each person has ...
ancient-origins - 16/08/2016 - 03:43