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Wow?

Scientific stuff, religious stuff, and all of the shit we don't yet know about like spooky ghosts and bigfoot.
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weimy froob
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Abe Froman wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:40 am Where the fuck are the threads that were here?
poltergeists. we've been losing some good ones. not many replies-sure-but they've all had good scientific information in them. and that's worth something. :mrgreen:
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Abe Froman wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:22 am
weimy froob wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:17 am
Abe Froman wrote: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:40 am Where the fuck are the threads that were here?
poltergeists. we've been losing some good ones. not many replies-sure-but they've all had good scientific information in them. and that's worth something. :mrgreen:
It's all Vulcan Vidiot's fault.
i still think it's either those bots or a poltergeist. that's the going theories right now here in science chat. threads disappearing-then reappearing. can the bots bring back the "free will" thread? asking for VV.
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Science News
Focusing on the negative is good when it comes to batteries
A new battery concept based on fluoride ions may increase battery lifespans
Date:
December 6, 2018
Source:
California Institute of Technology
Summary:
Fluoride-based batteries have the potential to last up to eight times longer than those in use today.

Imagine not having to charge your phone or laptop for weeks. That is the dream of researchers looking into alternative batteries that go beyond the current lithium-ion versions popular today. Now, in a new study appearing in the journal Science, chemists at several institutions, including Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed by Caltech for NASA, as well as the Honda Research Institute and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have hit on a new way of making rechargeable batteries based on fluoride, the negatively charged form, or anion, of the element fluorine.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 141209.htm
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this would be a terrible way for a species to go.

Biggest mass extinction caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breath
Date:
December 6, 2018
Source:
University of Washington
Summary:
By combining ocean models, animal metabolism and fossil records, researchers show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. As temperatures rose and the metabolism of marine animals sped up, the warmer waters could not hold enough oxygen for their survival.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 141225.htm
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eat your broccoli

Natural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor
Finding offers potential novel approach to cancer treatment and prevention
Date:
May 16, 2019
Source:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Summary:
Long associated with decreased risk of cancer, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables -- the family of plants that also includes cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, Brussels sprouts and kale -- contain a molecule that inactivates a gene known to play a role in a variety of common human cancers. A new study demonstrates that targeting the gene, known as WWP1, with the ingredient found in broccoli suppressed tumor growth in cancer-prone lab animals.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 142913.htm
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