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Dirty play is good for children
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Dirty play is good for children

Children should be allowed to play with dirty by their parents - scientists say, after finding that living too clean can weaken the skin's ability to heal itself.

December 18, 2018
Money does not make happiness
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Money does not make happiness

Rising living standards do not mean that people feel more satisfied with life. But much of the poverty reduction program is focused on increasing people's income levels.

December 18, 2018
Early-stage complex organisms fed by osmosis
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Early-stage complex organisms fed by osmosis

Research at Virginia Tech has shown that the oldest complex forms of life - living in nutrient-rich seas over 540 million years ago - can be eaten by osmosis.

December 18, 2018
Conservatives like cleanliness
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Conservatives like cleanliness

If a person always winces when he sees an insect or nausea when he steps on the blood, he tends to pursue conservative views in life.

December 18, 2018
Prototype with 'positioning controller'
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Prototype with 'positioning controller'

A group of scientists have studied the protein sequence on living organisms like highly adaptive machines, capable of regulating the organism's own evolution.

December 18, 2018
DNA - a talented detective
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DNA - a talented detective

The DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) of all living beings is nearly the same; The only difference between individuals in the same species is the sequence of base pairs. Ther…

December 18, 2018
Living 11 years only thanks to
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Living 11 years only thanks to

Hira Ratan Manek, 69, of Bodhavad, India, has been living since June 1995, just needing sunlight and water. Sometimes, because of hospitality or social relations, he dra…

December 18, 2018