Scientists May Have Identified a
Previously Unknown Spit-Producing Organ in Our Heads
In addition to the newly discovered pair of glands, the human body has three more large sets and about 1,000 glands scattered throughout the mouth and throat. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons).
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Smithsoniammag.com reports: “Scientists May Have Identified a Previously Unknown Spit-Producing Organ in Our Heads.”
Uncovering the existence of the glands will help oncologists protect them from radiation, improving the quality of life for cancer patients.”
“A team of scientists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a possible new organ—a pair of salivary glands—tucked away where the nasal cavity meets the throat, reports Katherine Wu for the New York Times. If confirmed, this discovery will be the first set of salivary glands revealed in 300 years. The team reported their findings last month in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology.”
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Credit story By Rasha Aridi, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, OCTOBER 21, 2020
They are the excavators of time. Year by year, possessed by our past, committed, and dedicated Archaeologists continue to dig ‘under,’ in search of our origin, history to reveal what ‘Earth guards and holds possessively close to her bosom.’
Smithsonina.com chronicles: “Come November, the 2,000-year-old dwelling will open as a multimedia museum.”
“In 2014, builders working to earthquake-proof a suite of luxury apartments in Rome stumbled onto a stunning discovery: hints of an ornately decorated domus, or Roman dwelling, that had likely been buried for centuries.
Subsequent archaeological work revealed the trappings of a lavish, 2,000-year-old home, including intricate black-and-white geometric mosaic designs that date back to the first century B.C., frescoes, Latin inscriptions, lacquered bowls depicting mythological hero Hercules and Greek goddess Athena, and amphorae used to hold the fermented fish sauce garum, per Rebecca Ann Hughes of Forbes.”
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Story Credit By Nora McGreevy, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, OCTOBER 8, 2020
Credit story By Rasha Aridi, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, OCTOBER 21, 2020
Ancient Roman Villa Discovered Beneath Italian Apartment Complex
An artist's recreation of what the Roman home may have looked like in its prime (Courtesy of Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma)
Smithsonina.com chronicles: “Come November, the 2,000-year-old dwelling will open as a multimedia museum.”
“In 2014, builders working to earthquake-proof a suite of luxury apartments in Rome stumbled onto a stunning discovery: hints of an ornately decorated domus, or Roman dwelling, that had likely been buried for centuries.
Subsequent archaeological work revealed the trappings of a lavish, 2,000-year-old home, including intricate black-and-white geometric mosaic designs that date back to the first century B.C., frescoes, Latin inscriptions, lacquered bowls depicting mythological hero Hercules and Greek goddess Athena, and amphorae used to hold the fermented fish sauce garum, per Rebecca Ann Hughes of Forbes.”
Read more…https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-villa-discovered-underneath-apartment-complex-
Story Credit By Nora McGreevy, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, OCTOBER 8, 2020
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