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Cool. This link is not behind a paywall: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7674/a8c3fd0032492ff794643df1b55627ddd9b1.pdf

That would be interesting.

Like gamblers only brag about their winnings.

The brightest SF writers will be on top of the latest thinking and extrapolate a novel from that.

I read of something called Linea Nigra that can occur in adolescent men as a consequence of hormones but you are too old.

I can try.

I'm pretty sure the military are worse... they just keep a lid on it. I'm wondering if the US are taking this as a coincidental opportunity to test Russia's missile defence. systems.

I agree with you but, on the other hand, he's only thinking like people really think but he''s doing out in the open. I can assure you, my thoughts regarding Assad are not thought of in terms of the UK Queens English

There lies the same problem but with another cosmic-level layer of complexity.

The only random element of the evolution of the universe, and everything in it, is the incidence of molecules colliding. Once they they do, the outcome is predetermined by the inherent properties of the reactants and reaction conditions. It's not on the probabilistic level of monkeys typing Shakespeare.

Mitochondria? Chloroplasts in plants? The integration of micro-organisms can be more than superficial and essentially chemically-interdependent.

Apparently, blood pressure regulation is quite dependent on gut bacteria producing propionate and acetate which activates olfr78 and gpr41 receptors, which between them keep the pressure within healthy boundaries. I've had this on my bookmarks bar for a while you might interested to read: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-bacteria-help-regulate-blood-pressure-20171130/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year

What age group are you?

It has even gone all the way to the highest European Court and they've agreed. What you''ve got to realise is that there is no practical limit to the care given and the case is actually medically futile, after consultations with independent authorities. Dimreepr is saying there needs to bean earlier cutoff point and not just automatically throw limited resources on hopeless cases, as we are doing currently.

Prometheus is probably better informed, but I don't think the care team would go along with it because, in their assessment, any further effort is actually futile. There are precedents of this where parents have taken the NHS to court to get their unresponsive/terminally-ill children treated elsewhere... and usually lost. If it's that difficult for children, it's highly unlikely it is permitted for an end-of-life patient. From their position, it's unethical to keep going on with it.

I thought that you were thinking in terms of the US system only, quite naturally.

I think he is on about a universal healthcare system. It's obvious what the outcome will be in a private system.

Yes, I agree.

Aah c'mon, there's nothing like a stroll through verbal treacle to keep your patience in tip-top condition. As the SAS say: train hard, fight easy.

Do you mean when the patient is not lucid or aware? By 'wishes' do you mean a living will where they have declared they wish for their life to be prolonged as long as possible?

Different sensitivities in each cone type between individuals could render different hues.

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. The rest are microscopic colonists. Understanding this hidden half of ourselves - our microbiome - is rapidly transforming understanding of diseases from allergy to Parkinson's. The field is even asking questions of what it means to be "human" and is leading to new innovative treatments as a result. "They are essential to your health," says Prof Ruth Ley, the director of the department of microbiome science at the Max Planck Institute, "your body isn't just you". No matter how well you wash, nearly every nook and cranny of your body is covered in microscopic creatures. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea (organisms originally misclassified as bacteria). The greatest concentration of this microscopic life is in the dark murky depths of our oxygen-deprived bowels. >>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43674270

Before you can create, first you need to learn.

Just keep hitting them and keep talking. Sometimes it needs both in tandem.