Eye off the ball

Article Abstract:

An overview of the way football damages and injures the bodies of its participants is presented. A survey conducted amongst former football players revealed that 62.5 percent had got atleast one concussion, the average was two concussion and a quarter suffered three or more concussions in addition to 38 percent of ex-players suffering from osteodegenerative arthritis.

United States, Health aspects, Risk factors, Surveys, Osteoarthritis, Brain, Football players, Concussion

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Put a sock on it

Article Abstract:

Ornithologist Richard Buchholz discovered that the unfeathered heads of turkeys play a role in body-temperature regulation rather than sexual selection. He conducted his research by covering the turkeys' heads with socks to simulate the effects of feathers.

Physiological aspects, Body temperature, Body temperature regulation, Feathers, Turkeys

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Silence of the genes: a new view posits evolution in terms of static reduction in DNA

Article Abstract:

University of Edinburgh professor Adrian P. Bird has suggested that evolution is driven by mechanisms which allow for better signal-to-noise ratio in DNA processing. However, Bird himself admits that his theory may yet be disproven.

Research, Analysis, DNA, Evolution (Biology), Evolution, Signal to noise ratio

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