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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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