Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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