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Plant life

25 July 2018

A recent New Scientist article, "The most ancient piece of you" (4 November 2017), discussed the common ancestors of living beings today. But are plants included in this universal common ancestor? If so, are we linked to plants in very early stages of...
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Cracked it

25 July 2018

Why do I, or any other human, get sore and cracked heels? I understand it's less common in men than women – presumably this is down to footwear choices? The cream product I use to cure it works very well, but its active ingredient appears to be urea....

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