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Scientists insert human genes into monkey brains

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Scientists have inserted a human gene in the brains of monkeys to make them larger and more wrinkled in disconcerting lab experiments.  The team of international researchers found the insertion of the gene, called ARHGAP11B, was found to result in a larger neocortex in the fetus of a common marmoset.  The neocortex is the deeply grooved … Read more

sMothered: Woman helps daughter insert colonic irrigation tube

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An overly-familiar mother helped her daughter ‘put the nozzle in her behind’ for her first colonic irrigation as the pair got treatments together in sMothered. Tonight’s episode of the TLC show – which chronicles the lives of six mother-daughter duos who share an unusually close bond – focuses on 55-year-old Mary and her daughter Brittani, … Read more

Tribeswomen cut their lips aged 12 so they can insert clay plates to snag a wealthy spouse

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Images of Ethiopian tribeswomen with lip plates measuring up to 24 inches show the lengths prospective brides in the village will go to in order to snag a favourable husband.   The women of the Suuri Baale tribe, who live to the west of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, have their two lower teeth removed and … Read more