skin
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Oldest Fossilized Skin Discovered, Clocks in at 300 Million Years Old
Researchers believe they’ve found the oldest known fossilized skin, hidden away in a limestone cave system in Oklahoma. The skin sample dates to the early Permian Period, between 289 million years ago and 286 million years ago. The skin belonged to an ancient reptile and is epidermis—the outer layer of skin in amniotes, a group…
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Amazon Taking Heat for Inhumane Donkey Products Sold by Third-Party Vendors
Amazon is facing a stampede of protest over third-party vendors being allowed to sell donkey-based products. A few Donkey-based items, remedies, and snacks easily found on the digital marketplace are products of an international, inhumane slaughter of donkeys, and one California-based equine nonprofit wants Amazon to ban the products from its site.
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Uncharted’s Fortnite Skins are Impressive, But Also Way Too Smooth
Uncharted hits theatres this week, after many a delay and about a decade in development. Since it’s naturally a big blockbuster, and one based on a pretty popular franchise, that means it’s time for the requisite Fortnite crossover. Who’s ready for some character skins?
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Blue Light and Essential Oil Compound Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Skin Infections in Mice
A team of scientists claim to have found a novel way to treat stubborn skin infections that don’t respond to antibiotics. In experiments with mice, they showed that a combination of blue light mixed with a compound found in oregano oil could easily kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria living in skin wounds without harming the mice. If…