The Human Genome Project revealed that only a small fraction of the 3 billion “letter” DNA code actually instructs cells to manufacture proteins, the workhorses of most life processes. This has raised the question of what the remaining part of the human genome does. How much of the rest performs other biological functions, and how much is merely residue of prior genetic events? Evolut... read full post picked by Blankspace73 5 months ago

Human age is a simulation game / free virtual management game / rpg where you adopt a human being and help him or her through various ages of mankind, from prehistory to the 21st century, from learning how to use a club to your driver's license. picked by daftgretel 12 months ago

Journey through the story of human evolution in an interactive documentary. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Oh my god, i would never do this.
She goes alot farther than i expected. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

An amazing collection of photographs of human rights issues from around the world, I was going to just submit one gallery but I've submitted the link to the site as theres so many great ones to look at.

A good place to start is HERE

Some of the galleries contain graphic pictures but are marked as graphic so just be careful picked by doggylives 6 months ago

The original Human Genome Project mapped the DNA from one person and took 13 years to complete. Today the 1000 Genome Project was announced - a plan to map the differences between individual humans that will give an insight into the physiological differences between us, and genetic diseases too. It is expected to take 3 years. picked by Pocksucket 8 months ago

Double, Double, Vision, Vision.
15 pairs of twins create a human mirror on a New York subway car. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo. This means it might be possible in the future to produce hESC lines at an earlier stage without destroying the embryo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The Discovery Channel put together this great site on the capabilities of the human body. It’s a really great learning experience because it’s fun, visually stimulating, and always highly interesting. This is the way media should be done! picked by doggylives 2 months ago

The idea of basic human rights is a relatively recent one. It grew in favor about the 18th century driven by a number of factors, the french and american revolution among them. Some say the birth of the novel is one of those forces that made be realize all humans has basic inalienable rights. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. picked by eljay 10 months ago

Basically, the new drug is a mixture of solid human waste and urine, turned into a gas that can be huffed.


In a related story, I vomitted. picked by Proverb 10 months ago

18,000 Officers and men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines in formation to make a human statue of liberty.

If anyone can confirm that whether this is genuine I'd love to know. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

A team of Genographic researchers have published the most extensive survey to date of African mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Analyses of the extensive data presented in this study provide surprising insights into the early demographic history of human populations before they moved out of Africa, illustrating that these early human populations were small and isolated from each other for many tens of th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

Spanish researchers have reportedly unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago