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Scientists Find Evidence Alzheimer’s Can Be Transmissible
A medical treatment given to children in the UK may have led to some developing Alzheimer’s disease decades later, new research out Monday suggests. The study presents evidence that at least five people contracted the neurodegenerative disorder from having received human growth hormones contaminated with rogue amyloid beta protein. The authors point out that Alzheimer’s…
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This Is Where All Of Daft Punk’s Impossibly Catchy Samples Come From
Video: Have you ever found yourself listening to some classic ’70s funk, rock or disco and suddenly recognised a portion of the song you swear you’ve heard elsewhere? As YouTube’s Daftworld reveals, it was probably in a Daft Punk track, given the duo’s almost bizarrely impressive ability to turn classic samples into electro hits.