Year: 2018

Has Gene Editing been used on humans? Researchers conducted the first experiments using CRISPR to edit human embryos in 2015. Since then, a handful of teams around the world have begun to explore the process, which aims to make precise edits to genes. But such studies are still rare and are generally strictly regulated. Can […]

Where was Luca found? Around 4 billion years ago there lived a microbe called LUCA: the Last Universal Common Ancestor. There is evidence that it could have lived a somewhat ‘alien’ lifestyle, hidden away deep underground in iron-sulfur rich hydrothermal vents. What organism did all life come from? All life on Earth evolved from a […]

Who is Leonard talking to on the phone in Memento? Sammy Jenkins Did Leonard’s wife die in Memento? Leonard killed his own wife with the insulin shots – she died because of an insulin overdose (Sam Jenkins story). Should I watch Memento? Memento is just a good movie. Fun, small movie. Memento is a very […]

What is the process of medicalization? Medicalization or medicalisation (see spelling differences) is the process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment. Is obesity a disease or a condition? Obesity is a complex disease involving […]

What priming means? Priming is a phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention. For example, the word NURSE is recognized more quickly following the word DOCTOR than following the word BREAD. What are priming triggers? In psychology, priming is a technique in which the […]

Is anthropomorphism a metaphor? Symbolic Anthropomorphism. This is when a human (or human-like) character stands in symbolically for something else. Unlike personification, this isn’t just a metaphor – it’s an extended symbol that goes to the essence of who the character is. Why is Zoomorphism used? Function of Zoomorphism Records show that it has been […]

¿Cuál es el objeto de la metafísica? Su objetivo es lograr una comprensión teórica del mundo y de los principios últimos generales más elementales de lo que hay, porque tiene como fin conocer la verdad más profunda de las cosas, por qué son lo que son; y, aún más, por qué son. ¿Qué dice la […]

Where we use would? We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train. Where could is used? “Could” is a modal verb used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions […]

How did Newton contribute to the scientific revolution? Newton’s research on motion helped give credibility to the heliocentric view. Newton also helped pioneer telescopic innovations, and he is sometimes credited with inventing the first reflecting telescope. He also conducted experiments using the prism, and developed a theory about the nature of color and light. What […]

Is black Wedgwood valuable? One of the highest pottery innovations of all time is the Wedgwood Black Basalt. This amazing product has been in high demand and the Wedgwood antiques are still valuable up to date. Most collectors tend to focus on works of different designers rather than the pottery. Can you wash Wedgwood Jasperware? […]