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• Teddi - the first-ever survivor of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)
• Metachromatic leukodystrophy - genetic disorder that disrupts the ability of cells to break down sulfatides, which are a form of fat
• Monoamniotic-monochronic (MoMO) twins - shared type of placenta and amniotic sac
• salt - most common flavor improver
• salt boosts the umami flavor, which is ideal for sweet recipes
• salt contains sodium
• the body needs sodium for muscle contractions, nerve impulses, and water balance
• too much salt can overwhelm the kidneys
• The World Health Organization recommends reducing the global population's sodium intake by 30%
• each person should consume only 2000 milligrams of sodium a day
• a study published in the medical journal, hypertension, this initiative could save 1700 lives annually and prevent an estimated 7000 annual diagnoses of heart disease, kidney disease, and stomach cancer in Australia
• Cancer - leading causes of death among filipinos
• the Philippine government can only fund 40% of cancer care according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies
• recognized by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Filipino Swiss Kerstin Noelle Gorra-Vokinger - a law and medicine professor at the university of Zurich in Switzerland
• Pacific Ocean - largest body of water on Earth
• The pacific ocean covers roughly one-third of the planet's surface, with an area of approximately 162 million square kilometers
• a remnant of the super ocean Panthalassa that surrounded the supercontinent pangea
• Due to convection currents, panthalassa got smaller and smaller over the years
• The predicted end of the Pacific Ocean will be 300 million years from now, and it will most likely be due to subduction
• Subduction zones are areas where two tectonic plates collide, causing the denser plate to sink toward the mantle underneath the other plate
• These subduction zones also form what is called the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is known as the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world
• Pacific plate sinks under the Eurasian and Indo-Australian plates, asia and north america will be brought closer to each other
• According to lead researcher Chuan Huang, less than 300 million years' time it is likely to be the Pacific ocean that will close, allowing for the formation of [supercontinent] Amasia
• Amasia - formation of the new supercontinent is expected to bring drastic changes to Earth
• Abraham Ortelius, dutch mapmaker, noticed the similarities between coastlines of North and South America
• Geographer Antonio Snider-Pellegrini - used fossil evidence
• Henri Becquerel - discovered radioactivity in uranium
• Meteorologist Alfred Wegner: proposed the pivotal continental drift theory
• Arthur Holmes - suggested that mantle convection drives the continents to move
• Geologist Marie Tharp - proposed that mid-ocean ridges are extensional rift valleys formed by plate motion. This helped the scientific community to accept Wegener's continental drift theory.
• Harry Hess - discovered that trenches are zones where the ocean floor is destroyed and recycled in the mantle
• Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews discovered the alternating, zebralike patterns formed by magnetic signatures of the rocks on opposite sides of the mid-atlantic ridge
• North Carolina State University researchers are proposing the addition of white traffic light to alert drivers
• The white lights, will signal human drives to follow the car in front of them. This concept is called "white phase", will be implemented at traffic intersections
• The Carbon Cycle - recycling carbon atoms on earth. maintaining a stable climate as well as keeping carbon levels balanced
• human activities with large carbon footprints have upset the balance of carbon in the atmosphere. Which is why we are now contending with global warming and climate change
• Without the African Elephants, the second largest rainforest on Earth could lose 6% - 9% of its atmospheric carbon
• Scientists primarily use rocks to understand how earth changed through time
• Zircon is a mineral composed of zirconium, silicone tetroxide, and various trace elements
• they discovered that the crystals contain hafnium isotopes, similar to present-day zircon crystals that form along the areas called subduction zones