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Submission + - Jawdropping: Oldest human fossil fills in 2.8-million-year-old gap in evolution (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by GeekyKhan on Thursday March 05, 2015 @01:52PM

GeekyKhan writes: Archaeologists have unearthed a human jawbone—with teeth-- that is believed to be the oldest remains ever found from early humans. It belonged to the earliest specimen of Homo and dates back 2.8 million years.

Submission + - World's First Breathable Ebola Vaccine Proven 100% Effective in Trials

Submitted by GeekyKhan on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @01:52PM

GeekyKhan writes: A new needle-free vaccine has proven to be 100% effective at stopping the transmission of Ebola in monkeys, and it could spell a breakthrough in the battle against the disease. The vaccine is administered through a nasal spray using a common cold virus genetically engineered to carry Ebola DNA.

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