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Bears Hold Key To Osteoporosis PreventionBlack Bears seem to be unique amongst hibernating animals because they have the unique ability to stop their bones from thinning during their long winter sleep, suggesting that they may hold the key to preventing bone thinning diseases, like osteoporosis, in humans. U...Nature’s Own Genetically Modified SlugYou’ve heard of the body-snatchers, but what about the gene-snatchers ? Biologists at the University of South Florida studying the DNA blueprint of the sacoglossan sea slug (Elysia crispate) were surprised to find that the slug appears to have stolen some of its...Spray on ContraceptivesThe world’s first female contraceptive spray will begin trials in Australia next year. The idea behind the spray is to reduce the doses of contraceptive needed to be effective and to deliver a steady supply of the drug- a synthetic version of the sex hormone pro... |
The atmosphere is coldest over the North Pole   The first knitting machine was invented by a man called Mr Cotton Owls can rotate their heads 360 degrees, in a full circle The anatomical name for your second finger is the auricularis The first commercial fertilisers were made from bones The average persons brain weighs 500 g (half a kilo) Neon is a kind of gas The average person’s heart pumps about 5 litres of blood
a minute Diesel engines contain spark plugs to ignite the fuel In an electrical circuit, protons flow through the wires to
carry the charge Gold is a magnetic material Cirrus is the name given to very big bulky clouds that usually
mean rain A healthy human breathes about 6 litres of air a minute The cancer-causing effect of cigarettes is down to the nicotine
Car batteries contain hydrochloric acid All fish lay eggs The world’s biggest slug can grow up to 15kg in weight? Some mammals are cold-blooded The Sahara desert is shrinking You can make glue from cheese Pandas have six fingers Your finger nails keep growing when you die The skin of a hippo weighs half a ton Pencil lead contains real lead |
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