Culture Shift

We tend to think of fermented foods as something humans invented and then chose to eat. But the evidence shows the opposite: fermented foods shaped human biology.

What sets human consciousness apart in the age of AI? – podcast

Ian Sample speaks to author and journalist Michael Pollan about his new book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

The Guardian

Researchers built a miniature human bladder to demonstrate how the composition of urine weakens bladder tissue, promoting the recurrence of infections even after the use of antibiotics.

Read more: https://omniletters.com/human-mini-bladder-reveals-mechanism-that-promotes-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections/

#Science #MedicalResearch #Bioengineering #HumanBiology #UTI #UrinaryTractInfection #Microbiology #AntibioticResistance #PublicHealth #HealthcareInnovation

Human mini-bladder reveals mechanism that promotes recurrent urinary tract infections

Researchers built a miniature human bladder to demonstrate how the composition of urine weakens bladder tissue, promoting the recurrence of infections even after the use of antibiotics.

Omni Letters

Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?

Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260219-inside-voice-what-can-our-thoughts-reveal-about-the-nature-of-consciousness?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Neuroscience #Consciousness #Psychology #Philosophy #HumanBiology #Science #Longread

Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?

Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences.

The Guardian

Anyone can recommend me a book about human biology? In particular about sex and intersex, but biology in general is welcome too. I just read about immunology with Immune and it was fantastic.

#biology #nonfiction #intersex #humanbiology

15-week-old human foetus, at the Natural Science Museum in Villafranca del Bierzo, León (Spain)
#HumanFetus #FetalDevelopment #PregnancyJourney #PrenatalLife #BabyInTheMaking #WombLife #HumanBiology #Embryology #LifeInside #ExpectantMother
Are orgasms the purpose of life?
#sex #humanbiology #orgasms #evolution #meaningoflife
Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance | The-14

Waking just before your alarm isn’t luck: your circadian body clock predicts routines, shifts hormones and prepares you for wakefulness naturally every morning.

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