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Oldest Written Phrase Found on 3,700-Year-Old Lice Comb | Science

Oldest Written Phrase Found on 3,700-Year-Old Lice Comb |  Science

The oldest deciphered written phrase is found on a Bronze Age lice comb in the Kingdom of Judah. The message expressed in the oldest known alphabet concerns an everyday problem that modern humans still face today, just like the Canaanites around 3,700 years ago: lice. Youri Vlemings 09-11-22, 13:54 Last update: 09-11-22, 14:14 Source: The Guardian “May this defense eliminate …

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Small steps for the collective labor agreement of garden seed companies

Small steps for the collective labor agreement of garden seed companies

Salary offer and single payment Employers have increased their wage offer from 4% to 5% for a one-year collective agreement term. In addition, they want to make a one-time payment of €750.We made a counter offer. We assume a collective labor agreement for 1 year with a nominal gross increase of €150 per month and a percentage increase of 2.5%. …

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Ruigrok Tower officially inaugurated and blessed

Ruigrok Tower officially inaugurated and blessed

Alsmeer– It was the honor of the children Naomi and Lex to hold the red ribbon cut by Alderman Robert van Rijn on Friday 4 November during the opening act of the Ruigrok tower in the Green Park Aalsmeer. With this act, the alderman officially inaugurated the new building for international employees. The new residential complex – located on the …

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A paralyzed patient learns to “speak” again thanks to brain electrodes

A paralyzed patient learns to "speak" again thanks to brain electrodes

The discovery can be useful for people who locked in be. Communication is difficult for them because they can no longer (properly) move their muscles due to muscle or brain disorders. This can happen after, for example, a stroke or due to diseases such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The 36-year-old patient in question can no longer speak after a …

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Over twenty unique Roman statues found in Italy | Science

Over twenty unique Roman statues found in Italy |  Science

Italian archaeologists have found more than twenty bronze statues from the Roman-Etruscan period. The more than 2,000-year-old images have been preserved almost perfectly in the mud of hot springs in the Tuscany region, researchers say in a report released on Tuesday. Press release. According to the Italians, it is the most important Italian archaeological discovery since 1972. At that time, …

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FAO sends seeds into space in search of supermutations

FAO sends seeds into space in search of supermutations

What is the effect of weightlessness and cosmic radiation on seeds and can you give crops new properties in space? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are seeking the answer to this question and have launched seeds into space. Seeds from the IAEA and FAO Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories …

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Control a slider with your thoughts? The future of neurotechnology

Control a slider with your thoughts?  The future of neurotechnology

With neurotechnology, brain activity can be measured or stimulated. This technique is becoming more and more perfected. “There are colleagues who say that in twenty years you can control a slider with your thoughts”, explains Pim Haselager. “Electrodes on your head would then observe your brain activity. The technique of artificial intelligence to decode these signals with increasing precision is …

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The math behind firefly timing

Each chimpanzee has their own style of drumming

About the episode Male fireflies flash their luminous bellies in impressive patterns to attract mates. Some species do this synchronously as a group. How do they handle this? To answer this question, mathematicians at the University of Pittsburgh used a model normally used to map brain cell activity. With this, they first determined the blinking behavior of one firefly, then …

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News Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Purmerend and Waterland

News Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Purmerend and Waterland

FC Volendam downstairs urgently needs a win so as not to make the gap in the bottom position impassable before the winter break. Two options presented themselves for this. Saturday at home against FC Utrecht and this Sunday also at home against Feyenoord. How it will play out against FC Utrecht is still uncertain, but how it played out again …

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