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Out for Blood in the Search to Stall Aging

Elie Dolgin knowablemagazine.org Out for Blood in the Search to Stall Aging A gaggle of biotech start-ups are trying vastly different approaches to spin animal studies into the next big anti-aging therapy. It’s too early to know which, if any, will succeed. By Elie Dolgin 5.6.2021

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The Fisherman Who Got Away

The Fisherman Who Got Away

Fishermen’s tales are legendary for the ones that got away. In this case, though, it’s the fisherman who got away. Not from a fish, though: from something even bigger. Lobster fisherman Michael Packard was swallowed whole and spat out by a humpback whale. Last week, Packard was diving

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… ignorant (adjective) – 1a : destitute of knowledge or education  – an ignorant society also : lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified – parents ignorant of modern mathematics b : resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence – ignorant errors 2 : unaware, uninformed Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First

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Bill Gates, Last of the Legendary Roman Plutocrats?

Bill Gates, Last of the Legendary Roman Plutocrats?

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet In the wake of the announcement of Bill and Melinda Gates’s divorce, rumours have been seeping out about Bill’s private life which do him no credit. However, it’s not reports of infidelity which bother me – there,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… abjure (verb) – 1 formal a : to renounce upon oath                b : to reject solemnly 2 formal : to abstain from Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Just as a jury swears to produce an unbiased verdict, and a witness swears to tell the truth on pain of perjury, those

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fustian (noun) – 1a : a strong cotton and linen fabric b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave 2 : high-flown or affected writing or speech Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fustian has been used in English for a kind of cloth

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

milliner (noun) – a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women’s hats Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : 1520s, “vendor of fancy wares, man who deals in articles for women’s wear,” probably originally Milaner “native or resident of Milan” (in Middle English Milain, Milein, Millein, etc.), the northern Italian

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… irony (noun) – 1a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning  b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized    by irony  c : an ironic expression or utterance 2a (1) : incongruity between the actual

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Do Aliens Exist? We Asked Five Experts

Chynthia Wijaya Noor Gillani The Conversation Before joining The Conversation, Chynthia worked in video production and editing, freelancing for Vice Australia and the Museum of Chinese Australian History. Before joining The Conversation, Noor worked as a regional reporter with Seven West Media and News Corp. Prior to that, she freelanced

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… dross (noun) – 1 metallurgy : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal 2 : waste or foreign matter : impurity 3 : something that is base, trivial, or inferior   Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Dross has been a part of the English language since

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

herald (noun,verb) – noun: – 1a : an official at a tournament of arms  b : an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war  c : officer of arms 2 : an official crier or messenger 3a : one that precedes or foreshadows  b : one that conveys news

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Marie Stopes International’s First Abortion Clinic Closes

Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly known as Marie Stopes International) permanently closed its flagship central London clinic last Friday. The clinic performed 4,235 abortions over 2018 and 2019. The Marie Stopes House clinic, located on Whitfield Street in Bloomsbury, was Britain’s first

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… rococo (noun, adjective) – noun – : rococo work or style adjective –  1a : of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b : of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay

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16 Businesses You Can Run from a Shipping Container

ConexBoxes – Steel Storage Container Solutions conexboxes.com Starting a business is tough and expensive. As a business owner or potential business owner, you are always looking for ways to keep costs low while not compromising the quality of your services. One of the greatest costs is your space, and renting

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