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Human Genomes Are Surprisingly Cat-Like
was/am going to say,he/she is 'fersal' to you nex ha courtey of mre
ps
how come,the wise humans,dont experiment transplant cats eyes into humans
just sayin usa

Presently scientists are aware that whole eye transplants won't work. But corneal transplants, specifically from pigs, will:

World's first recipient of pig cornea regains eyesight

Pigs have also been used for heart valve transplants:

Barbara Bush on the mend after heart surgery

 

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Maybe you're onto something there?

haha nex

ps
need decent eyesight myself

mind you,can still see the spunky bois dw germany,often puts in/with a song huh/like just now

 

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Presently scientists are aware that whole eye transplants won't work. But corneal transplants, specifically from pigs, will:

World's first recipient of pig cornea regains eyesight

Pigs have also been used for heart valve transplants:

Barbara Bush on the mend after heart surgery


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smile d20

tbh
'feral' i can handle,being labeled even
but pig/hog usa
uuhhmmm , perhaps not ha


ps
leave barbs doll alone haha

 

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TRAVEL
Underrated Florida Beaches Perfect for Avoiding Other People

Say what you will about Florida, rank it last of all the states, defend it to the death, or just make fun of its horribly delusional college football fans—one thing you can't hate on are its beaches. With the most coastline of any state in the Lower 48—much of it pure, unadulterated paradise—Florida has been an American winter escape since the advent of vacation time. Or something like that.

All Florida sand, no Florida Man!

FOOD & DRINK
16 Chesapeake Crab Houses to Try Right Now

Crabbing is an incredibly volatile industry. Whether it’s climate change affecting the crabbers out on the water or immigration policy affecting the picking houses back on land, the strained supply chain has made getting affordable access to these hard shells increasingly difficult over the years. And that was even before the pandemic made market prices sky rocket.

mmmmm yummy
and i think/believe someone from here lives in cheasapeaken bay huh
own up please ha

 

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you,and i
off to the smithonian,this weekend
no mask required
a defying muttering biden weekend

A History of Gymnastics, From Ancient Greece to Tokyo 2020
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GASTRO OBSCURA EXPERIENCES
Foraging, Food, and Myth: Harvest Season

Join us on August 4! We'll begin by breaking down misinformation and prejudice about weeds, invasives, and urban foraging. In tune with the seasons, this session will focus on the flowers, roots, and berries available, and the myth and magic of the harvest season's arrival. What do blackberries have to do with the devil, and what berry is said to protect your home from wandering souls? Here’s your chance to find out!

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'foraging'
humanities new terminology for there legal duh rape,of the vworlds resource
ang we let it happen again
gee we are bad/ignorant barsteds

 

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Alaskan Otter Pelt

 

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varietal smile
maybe something for sdomeone huh
why not
no skin off anyones body ha
take or leave yes

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Great time to try

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Great time to try: knitting your first woolly scarf
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Staying fit and active

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The photo on the left is the predecessor of present day Chinese characters. These characters are scratched on either bovine scapula bones or, in this case, the base plate of a tortoise shell.

The scattering of these characters do not indicate records, so it is likely this base plate would have been burned for divination purposes (hence the term "oracle bones") - but this plate does not seem to have suffered from burning.

I can't read these proto-characters though. That would lie in the expertise of the archeologists, I suppose.

 

[Nexolaris]

The photo on the left is the predecessor of present day Chinese characters. These characters are scratched on either bovine scapula bones or, in this case, the base plate of a tortoise shell.

The scattering of these characters do not indicate records, so it is likely this base plate would have been burned for divination purposes (hence the term "oracle bones") - but this plate does not seem to have suffered from burning.

I can't read these proto-characters though. That would lie in the expertise of the archeologists, I suppose.

Thank you for adding some information to that pic.

 

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uhmmm
we/they do,do it better,downunder,or in boasrful aus ha

btw
prefer plainn ole silver crested white cockatoo
actually had a small flock of them in tghe wilds of a nz region way back
nit a common bird here tho

 

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TRAVEL
The Most Flat-Out Gorgeous Beaches in Greece

I like to think of koshimbir as a vegetarian ceviche. All juiced up, accidentally cured veggies lie in flavourful juices, and sometimes a cold pool of yogurt. They are raw, tender to bite, crunchy in some parts with additions of peanut powder, tempered lentils, chillies, and other condiments that go into its making.

as mentioned
thrilist,still offering travel adventures to exotic/wonderful places,seemingly way beyond an averasge humans getting theren huh
lust a thought,considering its a virtual daily occurence

mind you,i add/condone it ha

 

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FOOD & DRINK
My Long-Winding Zoodle Journey (Or Should I Get a Spiralizer)

uhmmm
used to be called 'still life' diden't it ha

 

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