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What is the fastest muscle in the body? I bet 99% of people get it wrong!
The eye muscles are the fastest and most sensitive muscle group in the body. Many people were surprised by this answer.
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Health
Breakthrough in artificial organ culture
Organoids, with structures and functions similar to actual organs in the body, play an important role in biomedical research.
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Revealing the uses of Roman dodecahedron discovered in Belgium
Archaeologists believe that the dodecahedron may have had a religious or magical function for the Romans.
Health
New 'key to immortality' discovered in the human body
Researchers from McMaster University (Canada) have identified a protein that could bring humans closer to the dream of immortality.
Health
Successfully revived the brain of a pig that had been dead for nearly an hour
The advance opens up new research directions on brain injuries and hopes to improve survival and recovery rates for brain-dead patients in the future.
Biology
Startling male crabs carrying eggs and the strange 'transition' process
Male blue crabs lose their reproductive function and develop ovarian tissue due to a notoriously cruel parasite.
Health
Successfully 'thawing' a frozen human brain for the first time
Scientists have finally found a way to freeze the human brain, then 'thaw' it while still maintaining normal function.
Health
Finding a new potential culprit of Alzheimer's disease
Analyzing donated human brain tissue, American scientists have found a new direction that could create a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's.
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Why does Cadmium appear in food, and how harmful is it?
Long-term cadmium poisoning will damage kidney function, increase the excretion of low molecular weight proteins in urine, and create kidney stones.
New technology
The 'winterproof' lithium-ion battery operates at -80 degrees Celsius
Chinese scientists developed a new electrolyte that allows lithium-ion batteries to charge and function well at extremely low temperatures.
Biology
Interesting study: Sleep-deprived mosquitoes are also 'lazy' to suck the blood of humans and animals
Mosquitoes need sleep to function properly, just like us. In fact, laboratory mosquitoes sleep between 16 and 19 hours a day, depending on the species and the level of a…
Oceanography
Female dolphins form a 'baby group' when raising cubs
Each school of dolphins has small groups that function as babysitters, including mothers and baby fish. Female dolphins even care for the offspring of other mothers.
Medicine - Health
Drinking coffee every day can help prevent gout
According to analysis, in coffee contains many antioxidants, which are compounds that have the function of slowing down the aging process, as well as protecting the body…
Health
A 'brainless' talent with an IQ of 126, where does this intelligence come from?
A student with excellent grades with a first-place honors degree in math has an IQ of 126 but no brain!