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Cause nails grow faster than toenails
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Cause nails grow faster than toenails

Nails grow faster than toenails because they are more likely to be hit and receive more nutrients because they are located near the heart.

December 18, 2018
American ancestors are Siberians
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American ancestors are Siberians

The work of Russian-American scientists has just published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, showing that the closest genetic ancestor of American aborigines co…

December 18, 2018
People continue to evolve
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People continue to evolve

New research on genetics has confirmed the Darwinian theory of evolution in species, and the object here is human.

December 18, 2018
Sponges have up to 70% of human genes
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Sponges have up to 70% of human genes

Sponges have up to 70% of genes that resemble humans, including many of the genes involved in cancer and other diseases.

December 18, 2018