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Mothers’ care is central factor in animal, human longevity. In species where offspring survival depends on the longer-term presence of the mother, the species tends to evolve longer lives and a slower ( news.cornell.edu )

The relationship between mother and child may offer clues to the mystery of why humans live longer lives than expected for their size – and shed new light on what it means to be human....

Scientists have discovered that a type of white blood cell exists as a single large population of cells that move throughout the body looking for, and repairing, damaged tissue | Discovery of ‘new rul ( www.cam.ac.uk )

From the article: This overturns the traditional thinking that regulatory T cells exist as multiple specialist populations that are restricted to specific parts of the body. The finding has implications for the treatment of many different diseases – because almost all diseases and injuries trigger the body’s immune system....

"How I Found A 55 Year Old Bug In The First Lunar Lander Game" by Martin C. Martin ( martincmartin.com )

"I recently explored the optimal fuel burn schedule to land as gently as possible and with maximum remaining fuel. Surprisingly, the theoretical best strategy didn’t work. The game falsely thinks the lander doesn’t touch down on the surface when in fact it does. Digging in, I was amazed by the sophisticated physics and...

Parasitic worm likely playing role in decline of moose populations ( www.sciencedaily.com )

Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many contributing factors, but new research at Washington State University has found the impact of Eleaophora schneideri, also known as the arterial worm, has likely been underestimated....

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