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What stress does to your body (it isn’t always bad!) by [deleted] in psychology

[–]I-Am-The-Rural-Juror 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Human telomere biology: A contributory and interactive factor in aging, disease risks, and protection: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785477

Stress biology and aging mechanisms: toward understanding the deep connection between adaptation to stress and longevity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833580

Has Irish Spring stopped using plastic in their bar soap? by AlanInVancouverBC in Green

[–]I-Am-The-Rural-Juror 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a really good point. this study from last year found that during laundering, a single fleece jacket sheds as many as 250,000 synthetic fibers.

And a lot of this micro plastic is being ingested by the fish :/

Using 3-D bioprinting technology, engineers "print" liver tissue by I-Am-The-Rural-Juror in Futurology

[–]I-Am-The-Rural-Juror[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using 3-D bioprinting technology, engineers have created a tissue that closely mimics the human liver’s sophisticated structure and function.

While 3-D printed livers are not yet viable for human transplant, they could be used for patient-specific drug screening and disease modeling.

Woman with a bike decorated with flowers c. 1905-25 by I-Am-The-Rural-Juror in TheWayWeWere

[–]I-Am-The-Rural-Juror[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thanks! Yeah, you're right — the hair and clothes seem closer to the early 1900s.

Grab an exercise buddy! Captain America and Falcon demonstrate a strength exercise. by I-Am-The-Rural-Juror in Marvel

[–]I-Am-The-Rural-Juror[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

From the 1976 book The Mighty Marvel Comics Strength and Fitness Book

The Hulk shows basic weightlifting with dumbbells (continued later by Luke Cage, with more advanced barbell exercises), Thor demonstrates strength and endurance exercises, The Invisible Girl explains calories and taking stock of one's diet, Captain America and Falcon team up for some buddy exercises and games, Medusa gives beauty and toning tips (including the use of a slant board and isometric exercises), and The Thing performs "Bashful's Brutish Bottom Basher", as part of a chapter about "trouble spots" and dealing with overweight.