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Ancient Viral Gene Splicing May Be Responsible For Some Cases of Lou Gehrig's Disease

 

     An ancient virus, known as human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K,) that spliced itself into haman genes may play a role in Lou Gehric's Disease according to a new study. Study leader, Avindra Nath was originally treating an HIV patient with antiretoviral drugs when he noticed that the man's Lou Gehrig's symptoms also improved. After doing some research, Nath discovered that people reported seeing reverse transcriptase in the blood, which is a hallmark of retroviruses due to the fact they can use it to insert copies of their genes into their host's.

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10 Reasons You Have To Go To a Music Festival Before You Die

 

 Music festivals are the epitome of hedonism in the 21st century. Great music, party supplies, beautiful people, and neon lights make for a college vacation experience that is beyond compare. There are literally an infinite amount of reasons that you should attend a music festival in your lifetime, but i have sorted the top 10 reasons to attend one for your reading pleasure. Read More

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Selfie Related Deaths Are Now Higher Than Shark Attack Deaths

     According to Mashable, in the past year there were a total of 12 selfie related fatalities, including a man who was mangled trying to snap a selfie during the running of the bulls. To put this into perspective, they compared it to the number of shark related deaths in the same year, which only stand at 8. The world is definitely changing each year.

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Models Wearing Other Models as Clothes

     No that isn't a life size human shaped backpack she is carrying, that is another model. During Rick Owen's Paris Fashion Week presentation, jaws dropped when some models carried others as accessories. Why, you ask? Owens is quoted as saying "I see [my vision for the collection] being more about nourishment, sisterhood/motherhood… Women raising women, women becoming women, and women supporting women,"

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Million Student March

     Students are organizing the first ever Million Student March, to march against student debt. The demands of the march are as follows:

1. Tuition-Free Public College
2. Cancellation of All Student Debt
3. A $15 Minimum Wage for All Campus Workers

The march already has the support of Noam Chomsky himself! You can sign the petition, find a march near you, or even organize one here.

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Walking to Class: Choose Your Own Adventure Edition

     Walking to class can seem like an adventure from time to time. With a myriad of distractions and challenges along the way, it is no wonder so many students are late on a regular basis. With student lateness becoming more and more prevalent, I thought that we would take a look at a typical student’s walk to class, choose your own adventure style. Click here to read more

Mealworms Found to Survive on a Diet of Plastic

     Mealworms were found to be able to live on a diet of styrofoam and plastic. This is of course a revolutionary discovery because we litter more and more plastic into our Earth each year. The mealworm possesses microorganisms it it's gut that allow it to digest polyethylene. Not only can the mealworms eat plastic, but after studying the growth and health of said mealworms, they were found to be just as healthy as other mealworms who did not eat plastic.

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The Weeknd Calls Out a Club For Claiming He Was There

     The Weeknd reportedly called out nightclub DSTRKT after claiming he performed at their club. They were caught after tagging him in a Twitter post to which he replied "@dstrktlondon did you just lie to people and tag me in this? i wasn't in your club last night."

Original Story From: BET