Have you heard about those adorable glowing marmosets that scientists created using genetic engineering techniques?:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.technologyreview.com/2009/05/27/124843/glowing-monkeys-inherit-jellyfish-genes/amp/ It says that they spliced jellyfish genes into common marmosets to study neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. These two tragic illnesses hinder people’s ability to control their muscle movements. Who would have thought…
Monk Forest
Forest monks, such as the Abhayagiri Buddhist monks live in Thailand where they experience the joy of unburdened life and attempt to subdue the taints of their minds such as greed and pride through their meditative practices. The depend upon the common people for providing them with material needs such as alms food and cloth…
Hallucinations
Did you know that there is more than one type of hallucination? Some complex visual hallucinations can be caused by a condition known as Charles Bonnet syndrome. People who have Charles Bonnet syndrome experience hallucinations because of a visual impairment. They may be blind, have some sort of other visual limitation such as near-sightedness, or…
How To Raise Butterflies
It is very unlikely that you will come across butterfly eggs by chance because they are just too small. Therefore it is best to find butterfly eggs to hatch by finding a female butterfly in the process of laying eggs. You can tell when a female butterfly is about to lay her eggs when she…
The Way Politics Flourish
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intillectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” -Isaac Asimov This explains…
A Thought From A Friend
Life’s too short to be worrying so much about people who do not like you. When you walk away from all the drama and people who create it, you can be happy. Life is also too short for one to not love the people who treat you right and not be happy. Falling down is…
Beautiful Japanese Words
I found some of these words and their meanings on the internet and thought that they were beautiful! Therefore, I decided to post them here. 【愛でる： mederu】‘Mederu’ means appreciating beautiful things, such as nature, flowers and seasonal scenery, and art.The Kanji used in this case would not be the word “watch”, but “love”.The word ‘mederu’…
“A Mermaid’s Lullaby”
This is a song that was written by an unknown author during the early 19th century in England. “A Mermaid’s Lullaby” Like the oysters in their beds, Be still, my love, and sleep. The flowing tide shall carry cares Away, away, and deep, my love, Away, away, and deep.
Surreal Dreamscapes
Artist Jee Young Lee has created this awesome, surrealistic, Photoshop free dreamscape art. She does it by building these realistic scenes in her studio. The artist says that each of these photography sets and her roles in them are meant to tell a story about her personal life experiences or resurrect traditional Korean fables or…
Nature and Trust
Penguins face the crystal desert and look as though they are holding fins and staring into each other’s eyes in Port Lockroy, Antarctica. They often mate for life. Penguins are so inspiring!
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