branches of biology
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To the Disappointment of Swab Sickos Everywhere, FDA Green Lights First Breath Test for COVID-19
Don’t tell me that you didn’t like having a long Q-tip shoved so deep into your nostril that you felt like the swap was scratching an unknown itch in the back of your brainstem. Well, fine, now there’s another option for anybody too much of a wuss to take the “long 3,” as we “test-heads”…
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Fitbit’s New Heart Monitoring Feature Is Coming ‘Soon’ to Smartwatches
Google announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for a long-awaited algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) in users through select Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers.
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How Dogs Evolved to Be So Cute: More Human-Like Facial Muscles
New preliminary data offers insight into why we may find dogs to be so darn loveable. A study found that dogs generally have faster facial muscles than wolves — muscles that allow them to quickly react with more expression, similar to humans. These same muscles may also help explain why dogs tend to bark, while…
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Lions Got Super Mellow After Sniffing Oxytocin
Scientists in South Africa recently lured captive lions up to a fence with raw meat and then puffed the hormone oxytocin into their noses. The unusual experiment aimed to find out if the so-called love hormone could make the big cats friendlier to each other — and that’s exactly what happened.