If you break down two different sponges into their individual cells, mix the two cell mixtures together, and then observe what happens, the cells of each sponge will only associate with their own species and not the other. This phenomenon is being studied to gain insight into tissue regeneration and organ transplant rejection.
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Physicists nicknamed the Higgs-Boson Particle “the Goddamn Particle” due to its extreme difficulty to detect. However, publishers forced them to change the name to “the God Particle”, creating a confusing religious connection to the particle which is not appreciated by physicists.
Physicists nicknamed the Higgs-Boson Particle “the Goddamn Particle” due to its extreme difficulty to detect. However, publishers forced them to change the name to “the God Particle”, creating a confusing religious connection to the particle which is not appreciated by physicists.
The Columbia Journalism Review has created a calculator that can determine how much news coverage you would receive if you were to go missing, with a score ranging from 0 (no attention) to 128 (non-stop news coverage).