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plz tell me why i'm wrong. if cancer are cells refusing to die and replicating, could the secret to longer life be in studying how they become immortal and switching off replication?	1
hair loss seems like it should be very easy to correct now we have Genetic Modification. drop new hairy dna codes in across your scalp, bam, baldness cured. is anyone making significant progress in this direction right now?	1
has anyone compared child death rates in communities around the World before and after various vaccinations? i'd love to find some simple graphs to show Anti-Vaxxers	1
ok, i understand these cancer breakthroughs are amazing and everything - but when do i get my hair back?? (baldness cure)	1
Gene Editing: ok, i understand these cancer breakthroughs are amazing and everything - but when do i get my hair back??	1
junk health bloggers are blogging that the vegan diet is 8 times better at killing cancer cells. research shows it was carried out by the Pritikin Research Foundation. Couldn't find much online, are they a trusted source of good research?	1
if we can recover DNA from Neanderthals from sediment in caves. could we potentially use it to bring them back from extinction? ..should we?	1
I've heard of people's likes and dislike changing due to heart transplants. Has anyone tested whether there is any reaction towards former loved ones, over a random stranger?	1
A flying insect just flew into my window with a 'thud'. It must happen to them all the time in the age of glass. Are insects evolving thicker skulls to absorb the repeated impact?	1
Have flying insects evolved thicker skulls to deal with flying at full speed into windows all day long?	1

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