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Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper “Herophilus of Chalcedon and the practice of dissection in Hellenistic Alexandria“, February 2008 Vol. 98, No. 2 SAMJ, by Goran Štrkalj & David Chorn. Continue reading “Herophilus of Chalcedon and the practice of dissection in Hellenistic Alexandria”
The size of children’s heads is not only related to the growth of their skull, but also their brain. A genome-wide analysis, published in Nature Communications, now reports the largest known genetic effects on head circumference and the related measure of intracranial volume. Continue reading “Scientists find genes with large effects on head and brain size”
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper “The Lycurgus Cup – A Roman Nanotechnology“, by Ian Freestone, Nigel Meeks, Margaret Sax and Catherine Higgitt. Continue reading “The Lycurgus Cup – (Accidental?) Roman Nanotechnology”
Παρουσιάζουμε εδώ κάποιους επιλεγμένους, ωφέλιμους λόγους σοφίας του Οσίου Θεοδώρου Εδέσσης. Continue reading “Ψυχωφελείς λόγοι Οσίου Θεοδώρου Εδέσσης – 2”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the very interesting corresponding paper by Malmström H, Gilbert MT, Thomas MG, Brandström M, Storå J, Molnar P, Andersen PK, Bendixen C, Holmlund G, Götherström A, Willerslev E. Continue reading “Ancient DNA reveals lack of continuity between neolithic hunter-gatherers and contemporary Scandinavians”
Early adult general cognitive ability (GCA) — the diverse set of skills involved in thinking, such as reasoning, memory and perception — is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than other factors, such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities, report researchers in a new study publishing January 21 in PNAS. Continue reading “Youthful cognitive ability strongly predicts mental capacity later in life”
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