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Fossil Helps Explain Humans Long Childhood, 300-Year-Old Statue Used as a Doorstop Valued at $2 Million, and TDIH - The Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart


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How the fossil teeth of an 11-year old helps us understand why humans have an unusually long childhood and one town in Scotland will have a jolt to its budget after discovering a 300-year-old statue. that was being used as a doorstop, is valued at $2M USD. Plus, on This Day in History; Bill Schroeder makes history with the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.

These Fossil Teeth From an 11-Year-Old Reveal Clues to Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood | Smithsonian

Did long childhood shape the evolution of the human brain? | Knowridge

The secrets of fossil teeth revealed by the synchrotron: A long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain | ScienceDaily

Dental evidence for extended growth in early Homo from Dmanisi | Nature

Town Gets Go Ahead to Sell 300-Year-old Marble Bust Found Propping Open a Shed–And Worth $2 Million

Bill Schroeder lived 620 days with an artificial heart

Bill Schroeder made medical history with artificial heart implant in ‘80s - YouTube

Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart | Smithsonian Institution


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