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Just A Bit Of DNA Helps Explain Humans' Big Brains
National Public Radio ^
| February 19, 2015
| Nell Greenfieldboyce
Posted on 02/20/2015 11:40:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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We went from the Wright brothers primitive aeroplane at Kitty Hawk to the Moon in less than 70 years.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Meanwhile if you look up macrocephaly you will see that a very large brain without proper structure is completely useless.
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02/20/2015 11:58:00 PM PST
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LukeL
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
02/21/2015 12:11:44 AM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
(We have met the enemy, and he is us.)
To: Repeal The 17th
Also Lack toast and tolerant.
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02/21/2015 12:13:10 AM PST
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LukeL
To: 2ndDivisionVet
John Holmes questions the science.
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02/21/2015 12:17:46 AM PST
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MaxMax
(Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
There is also a correlation between big brains and big butts. You can’t have both - it’s either one or the other.
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02/21/2015 12:21:45 AM PST
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Cowboy Bob
(Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He's got big brains!
She's got big brains!
But we've got the biggest brains of them all!
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02/21/2015 12:27:20 AM PST
by
uglybiker
(nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; SunkenCiv; BenLurkin; blam; All
It will be really interesting to see whether the 12% larger brains in the human seeded brains actually causes differences when these mice grow up. Actually, it might even be interesting to see if their is any difference with those seeded with Chimp tissue, as Chimps are a lot smarter than mice.
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02/21/2015 12:41:43 AM PST
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gleeaikin
To: gleeaikin
Cf. Erwin Schroedinger's MIND AND MATTER. pdf
here . The fact is, I've had this in hard copy for years, and I knew a few snips of it, but I'd never really read it. But stimulated by a recent lunchtime converstation I found the cited source and finished my lesson. It's only a few pages, and as we might suppose from the inimitable SCHROEDINGER, it's quite illuminating.
He gets fairly technical, in general terms, regarding the mind/brain problem. I highly recommend it.
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02/21/2015 1:50:08 AM PST
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dr_lew
To: 2ndDivisionVet
bigger brains seen in the mice "intriguing"... Its been done before. But what is it that we will do today?
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02/21/2015 2:08:15 AM PST
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C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yayyy.. The l'il world around the ol' lab there will soon be a real live Disney movie. What could possibly go wrong?
Careful with that beaker there, toots. Wouldn't wanna inadvertently create more dImocratic voters. d;^)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And humans have 50% of their DNA in common with bananas. So the point is?
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02/21/2015 5:38:02 AM PST
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I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: I want the USA back
And humans have 50% of their DNA in common with bananas. So the point is?DNA is raciss?
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02/21/2015 5:41:57 AM PST
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Stentor
("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Just what we need, more intelligent mice.
To: uglybiker
I’m ever upper class high society...
God’s gift to ballroom notoriety...
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02/21/2015 6:17:43 AM PST
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MortMan
(All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
To: gleeaikin; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks gleeaikin. Good weekly Digest list ping as well.
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02/21/2015 9:19:05 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
("Through the Latin declension my point is still moot." -- Cliff Clavin)
To: C210N
I was traveling this week and I heard about this on NPR. The first thing I thought of was:
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02/21/2015 9:30:20 AM PST
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BBell
(breathe easy obey the law)
To: C210N
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02/21/2015 9:34:58 AM PST
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BBell
(breathe easy obey the law)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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02/21/2015 9:44:21 AM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Can’t experiment on chimps?
Since when exactly?
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02/21/2015 9:48:42 AM PST
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djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
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