The Shepherd of Sondum, located in Sandavágur, Faroe Islands. The statue was unveiled in 2021 and is made of Faroese basalt and iron. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Photography #FaroeIslands #PublicArt
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Scientists have just slowed down Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic disorder once thought unstoppable. The new gene therapy called AMT-130 has demonstrated a 75% slowing of disease progression over three years in a Phase I/II clinical trial. It’s a breakthrough that’s been decades in the making.
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0:00 – The Deadly Genetic Secret
0:58 – How we discovered Huntington’s Disease
4:46 – Cracking the Huntington’s Gene Code
7:00 – Ad break
8:49 – Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Huntington’s
12:06 – The Results
Most people don’t fully understand evolution. Sponsored by Hostinger – visit https://ve42.co/hostingern8n and use the code VERITASIUM to get an extra discount on top of the sale prices.
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0:00 Why does poop smell bad?
2:51 The Beginning Life
7:15 What is gene mutation?
8:01 Simulating Evolution
13:25 How natural selection works
16:39 What do we pass on?
19:40 Kin Selection
22:04 The Selfish Gene
25:35 It’s all a simulation