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by _qua 2y ago
That's just not how evolution operates. It can't "look forward" 1 million years and keep something because it will be advantageous in the future.
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by _qua 2y ago
I don't have an qualms with the research. I think it was shared on HN because of the never-ending articles about "it's not junk after all" which is what I was reacting to. The linked press release uses this term, but the
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by _qua 2y ago
I get the skepticism. There have been a lot of surprising revelations in biology and I don't think anyone would argue we have every angle nailed down. However, the idea that some DNA is genuinely “junk” is based on more than a hunch. I
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by _qua 2y ago
As others and I have mentioned above, there are absolutely parts of the genome that are functional despite being non-coding. There is no debate about this. You have shared links and arguments emphasizing that there is function in these pa
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by _qua 2y ago
Some non-protein coding DNA produces RNA which serves a purpose. We also know that there are large areas of non-coding DNA which are very important for transcriptional regulation. But it remains true that there are large amounts of non-co
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by _qua 2y ago
I don't even have the words to express how little I care if companies serve me targeted ads with cookies. On the other hand I absolutely despise what the average visit to website with a cookie banner has become.
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by _qua 2y ago
Light doesn’t go at light speed through optical fiber.
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by _qua 2y ago
Good idea, but such a frustrating company to do business with as a consumer
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by _qua 2y ago
Anyone who is smart enough to use this weird triple shift key shortcut is intelligent enough to preload a different site in another tab and use the close tab shortcut. I would guess there is almost complete venn diagram overlap between peop
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Demographer's work debunking regions of exceptional lifespan wins Ig Nobel Prize(ucl.ac.uk)
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by _qua 2y ago
Guidelines call for metformin first for most people, add ons from there are usually chosen based on the individual patient's comorbidities.
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by _qua 2y ago
It would be interesting to run an experiment to see how long we could keep a mouse alive using the results of all these mouse-positive trials, treating each disease as it crops up.
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by _qua 2y ago
It’s one of my favorite procedures! To each their own I guess.
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by _qua 2y ago
That white hose you see coming off the back of it is the drive line which passes out the chest and connects to an external battery. It's not a normal life with one of these in place, a heart transplant would be vastly preferable.
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by _qua 2y ago
The lack of pulsatile flow is associated with formation of AV malformations in the colon which can cause GI bleeding which is a more than a little problem when you have a piece of hardware in your chest which requires you take anticoagulant
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by _qua 2y ago
This is not the first cardiac support device using maglev technology. Some LVAD devices and Impella pumps also use maglev.
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by _qua 2y ago
I mean just Google that term and you will get a lot of information. There are multiple public health campaigns regarding it
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by _qua 2y ago
Undetectable = Untransmittable has been a mantra in the field for years because there is good data that people who have 0 detectable circulating copies of the virus cannot transmit it.
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by _qua 2y ago
You require at least a low level of insulin to keep metabolic systems in balance. Whether they eat carbs or not, T1 diabetic patients need insulin or they will go into diabetic ketoacidosis and die. Because insulin necessarily lowers glucos
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by _qua 2y ago
That's an embarassing letter from the company.
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by _qua 2y ago
As someone currently forced to live in Ohio for work, where the hell does it get off with the slogan "the heart of it all"?
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by _qua 2y ago
I thought about buying a slide rule just for fun to learn how they work. I couldn't find any regular sized traditional slide rules on Amazon. Does anyone sell them for a reasonable price?
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by _qua 2y ago
How are we going to afford all these incredible therapies as a society? They’re life changing and worth it but we’re going to need some cost breakthroughs.
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by _qua 3y ago
I used to be someone who might have a single beer with dinner a few nights per week. When I got a Garmin and saw what it did to my stress levels and sleep, I essentially stopped drinking at all except for rare social situations. In addition
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by _qua 3y ago
Purely as a piece of photography that second photo is very cool with the sharp focus and the snow in the air.
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by _qua 3y ago
This is fascinating. Never would have thought neutrinos could be a problem!
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by _qua 3y ago
This is awesome, will likely subscribe--just need to pare down some of my other subscriptions--there are too many tempting AI products lately.
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by _qua 3y ago
Granted I've never been in a Waymo but I've definitely been picked up by Uber/Lyft drivers who were extremely erratic and likely drunk or high.
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by _qua 3y ago
Vimium or whatever it is called for Firefox lets you use Vim commands to navigate the browser.
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by _qua 3y ago
CPAP is NOT "antiquated technology." It has different indications from BPAP. Some people tolerate one better than the other. We are not "keeping one a secret."

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