science
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Originally Published February 27, 2015 Today is a special Friday because we’re going to be talking about a special woman in history. She’s a unique study because there is not a lot of information on her. While technology has blessed us with the internet so that we no longer have to sit through 500-page books… Continue reading
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Nostalgia
I didn’t always drink coffee, but the first cup was so delicious, made with the expertise of a veteran coffee drinker some years back, that I incorporated caffeine into my daily schedule and like a feign sought to mimic it’s deliciousness. But this morning, as I poured the warm goodness and integrated it with Carmel… Continue reading
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Race Doesn’t Exist
French physician Francois Bernier was the first to use the word “race” as a category for scientifically classifying humans in a 1684 essay titled “A New Division of the Earth, According to the Different Species or Races of Men Who Inhabit It”. In addition, Johan Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840), a medical professor in Germany, argued that… Continue reading
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