🧠❄️ Why does peppermint feel cold even when it isn't? Researchers have identified the specific protein receptor that sends "cold" signals to your #brain.

The #discovery explains how our bodies sense the #environment and why certain #chemicals can trick our nerves into feeling a frostiness that isn't actually there.

👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/that-minty-fresh-feeling-scientists-now-know-how-our-bodies-feel-cold/

💁🏻‍♀️✨ What are the ingredients in toothpaste? https://seethis.tv/post/toothpaste-ingredients-with-george-zaidan

#neuroscience #biology #health #science #chemistry #nature #research #physics #evolution

🧬🔬 We often think of #cloning as making a perfect carbon copy, but new #research shows it's much more complicated.

Scientists found that cloned #animals experience rapid changes in how their #genes are expressed, leading to #health issues that aren't present in naturally born animals.

👉 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520756-landmark-experiment-reveals-a-big-unexpected-problem-with-cloning/

💁🏻‍♀️✨ How does the Oregon Zoo care for its geriatric animals? https://seethis.tv/post/oregon-zoo-geriatric-animal-care-video

#genetics #biology #science #epigenetics #dna #biotech #ethics #nature #evolution

People in Britain are so lucky. Confirmed through jawbone DNA, they have lived with good boys and girls for about 15,000 years, which is thousands more than farm animals and cats and pushes back the dog evolution from wolf ancestors by about 5k years

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0ky1n791go?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#stem #science #archaeology #history #dogs #evolution #cool #UK