Naked mole rats do not get cancer
Now, this isn't actually true because for quite some time we (as in scientists) believed that naked mole rats did not get cancer and I was even told of this by my biology instructor. Being the curious soul that I am, I looked up the intriguing "fun fact" and to my dismay, I found that a group of researchers actually found four cases in which mole rats had cancer (the paper that they published is mentioned at the bottom of this post). The rest of this post is not going to be about naked mole rats but as a lover of accurate fun facts, I consider it my duty to inform that this fun fact is actually not that fun. Not to worry though, I will be bringing some fun facts every now and then, and occasionally debunking some just for shits and giggles because why not :)
Who would've thought that summer classes would make summer more interesting? Definitely not me, and there is no way that I am saying it now but who's to say that it can't get better soon. So far all I've learned in the philosophy class that I am taking, is that the only thing more boring than a philosophy lecture is having to read 5 philosophy papers before the lecture.
Other than summer classes, I honestly don't have much going on and not to be a weirdo but I am enjoying not having too much to do. As an introvert, the relief of staying at home is lovely. I finally have time to do all of the things that I haven't had time to finish, like painting my grad cap from ages ago, cleaning random corners of my parents' home, and reading the books that I swore I would read when I bought them (which was so long ago that I don't even remember).
As my days pass in their mundaneness, I must say that you have to learn to appreciate the peaceful days because, on the wild days when you're running from one end of the city to the other, you'll find yourself wanting just this. The pin-drop silence, the ability to sit and stare at a wall for hours without being questioned, the endless naps in odd places in your house or even helping your mom by peeling some garlic and watching her move around the kitchen in a way that seems as if she could do it in her sleep. For one day we might never be able to do these things or see these things, and who knows if these are our last days. That took a slightly dark turn that I wasn't expecting so maybe this is where I'll end it for today.
Cheers :)
Naked Mole Rats Study: Taylor, Kyle R., Nicholas A. Milone, and Carlos E. Rodriguez. "Four cases of spontaneous neoplasia in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a putative cancer-resistant species." Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences 72.1 (2017): 38-43.
Who would've thought that summer classes would make summer more interesting? Definitely not me, and there is no way that I am saying it now but who's to say that it can't get better soon. So far all I've learned in the philosophy class that I am taking, is that the only thing more boring than a philosophy lecture is having to read 5 philosophy papers before the lecture.
Other than summer classes, I honestly don't have much going on and not to be a weirdo but I am enjoying not having too much to do. As an introvert, the relief of staying at home is lovely. I finally have time to do all of the things that I haven't had time to finish, like painting my grad cap from ages ago, cleaning random corners of my parents' home, and reading the books that I swore I would read when I bought them (which was so long ago that I don't even remember).
As my days pass in their mundaneness, I must say that you have to learn to appreciate the peaceful days because, on the wild days when you're running from one end of the city to the other, you'll find yourself wanting just this. The pin-drop silence, the ability to sit and stare at a wall for hours without being questioned, the endless naps in odd places in your house or even helping your mom by peeling some garlic and watching her move around the kitchen in a way that seems as if she could do it in her sleep. For one day we might never be able to do these things or see these things, and who knows if these are our last days. That took a slightly dark turn that I wasn't expecting so maybe this is where I'll end it for today.
Cheers :)
Naked Mole Rats Study: Taylor, Kyle R., Nicholas A. Milone, and Carlos E. Rodriguez. "Four cases of spontaneous neoplasia in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a putative cancer-resistant species." Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences 72.1 (2017): 38-43.
excellently written...
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