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  2. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans inhabit hot climates, both dry and humid, and have done so for millions of years. Selective use of clothing and technological inventions such as air conditioning allows humans to live in hot climates. One example is the Chaamba, who live in the Sahara Desert. They wear clothing that traps air in between skin and the clothes, preventing ...

  3. United States Congressional Joint Special Committee on ...

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    The Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes was formed on March 3, 1865, by resolution of both houses of U.S. Congress for the purpose of "directing an inquiry into the condition of the Indian tribes and their treatment by the civil and military authorities of the United States". [1]

  4. Benjamin Doolittle - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Doolittle (December 29, 1825 in Lenox, Madison County, New York – February 6, 1895 in Oswego, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life

  5. An Aging Expert Thinks Humans Can Live for 20,000 Years ... - AOL

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    “I actually did some calculations years ago and found that if we could cure human aging, average human life span would be more than 1,000 years,” he tells Scientific American. “Maximum life ...

  6. Rule of threes (survival) - Wikipedia

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    Training in use of a liferaft – the rule will apply when exposed at sea. In survival, the rule of threes involves the priorities in order to survive. [1] [2] [3] The rule, depending on the place where one lives, may allow people to effectively prepare for emergencies [4] and determine decision-making in case of injury or danger posed by the environment.

  7. High-altitude adaptation in humans - Wikipedia

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    The people of the Ethiopian highlands also live at extremely high altitudes, around 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) to 3,500 meters (11,500 ft). Highland Ethiopians exhibit elevated hemoglobin levels, like Andeans and lowlander humans at high altitudes, but do not exhibit the Andeans’ increase in oxygen content of hemoglobin. [ 49 ]

  8. Ford Doolittle - Wikipedia

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    W. Ford Doolittle FRSC FRS (born February 21, 1942, in Urbana, Illinois) [1] is an evolutionary and molecular biologist. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada], a Fellow of the Royal Society (UK] and of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [ 2 ]

  9. Artificial gills (human) - Wikipedia

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    Several potential methods exist for the development of artificial gills. One proposed method is the use of liquid breathing with a membrane oxygenator to solve the problem of carbon dioxide retention, the major limiting factor in liquid breathing.