Eye off the ball
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An overview of the way football damages and injures the bodies of its participants is presented. A survey conducted amongst former football players revealed that 62.5 percent had got atleast one concussion, the average was two concussion and a quarter suffered three or more concussions in addition to 38 percent of ex-players suffering from osteodegenerative arthritis.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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Put a sock on it
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Ornithologist Richard Buchholz discovered that the unfeathered heads of turkeys play a role in body-temperature regulation rather than sexual selection. He conducted his research by covering the turkeys' heads with socks to simulate the effects of feathers.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Silence of the genes: a new view posits evolution in terms of static reduction in DNA
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University of Edinburgh professor Adrian P. Bird has suggested that evolution is driven by mechanisms which allow for better signal-to-noise ratio in DNA processing. However, Bird himself admits that his theory may yet be disproven.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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