Begin vorige eeuw zag een onderzoeker adeliepinguïns op Antarctica homoseksueel gedrag vertonen. Collega’s weerden zijn observaties vakkundig uit officiële publicaties, waardoor deze kennis pas honderd jaar later naar buiten kwam. Inmiddels weten we dat deze pinguïns niet bijzonder zijn: voorbeelden van LHBTI+ zijn alomtegenwoordig in het dieren- én plantenrijk.

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The human orgasm is considered to be the pinnacle of human experience. It affects every human that has ever lived and remains the greatest experience in the known Universe. And yet there is a better way of experiencing this ultimate phenomenon. The Hypagasm is a neurophysiological process unknown to science until now, discovered over 15 years ago. The Hypagasm is a totally different type of experience, estimated as being much more than a power of 10, more intense and mind-blowing than normal.

The effect is felt greatest in the head, whereas most normal orgasms are highly localised around the genitals. The Hypagasm spreads out through the entire body, producing muscle spasms, intense muscle contractions and contortions and an incredible high....

Een must-read voor iedereen die is geïnteresseerd in de vraag wat leven is. Niet leven als een verzameling genen of een collectie van eiwitten, maar leven als een web van interacties.Wat is leven? Decennia wetenschappelijk onderzoek heeft het menselijk genoom in kaart gebracht. Vanuit het perspectief van genen, zoals voorgesteld in Richard Dawkins bekende bestseller The Selfish Gene, zijn levende wezens slechts tijdelijke voertuigen voor de genetische codes. Maar in De muziek van het leven l...

E.V. McCollum's rule was, "Eat what you want after you have eaten what you should." In 1952, TIME magazine called him Dr. Vitamin and noted that he "has done more than any other man to put vitamins back in the nation's daily diet."

Dr. McCollum was an advocate of the important contributions that could result from the collaborative approach of medically and biochemically oriented scientists. He demonstrated the relationship between nutritional deficiencies and clinical symptoms of disease.

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