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Man builds his own Star Wars landspeeder with parts from eBay
YouTuber Colin Furze adds to his galaxy of stupendous Star Wars projects.
Did you know that your genes can be switched on and off?
They can, and while this is mostly okay, it’s also one of the reasons we age—and we just might be able to do something about it.
After Transplant Procedure, Man’s Semen Contains Only Donor’s DNA
Chris Long is an IT worker in the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department in Reno, Nevada. But all the DNA in his semen belongs to a German man he’s never met.
That’s because Long received a bone marrow transplant from the European stranger four years ago — and the unexpected impact it has had on his biology could affect the future of forensic science.
According to a newly published New York Times story, the purpose of the transplant was to treat Long’s acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that prevents the body from producing blood normally.
Mysterious lights hovering over Mesa skies puzzle residents
MESA, AZ — Mysterious lights hovering above the east Valley have many wondering if we’ve had a close encounter.
“It was pretty bright, it was about straight up over here, and it went straight that way, stopped, and it didn’t seem like it was too far,” said DJ Maier and Kerri Burnett, describing what they saw.
The couple says they spotted the phenomenon outside their Mesa home on Sunday around nine that night.
Mystery of why magic mushrooms go blue solved
Exactly why magic mushrooms go blue when cut was something of a chemical puzzle.
Why do magic mushrooms turn blue when they are cut? Chemists have now unravelled this decade-old mystery, in the process revealing that the dark blue pigments at the centre of the mystery are similar to indigo, the dye used to produce blue jeans.