Facts about Biology

The synthetic biological cell "Synthia" is the first living organism whose parent is not a living thing but a computer.

Humans share 60% of DNA with a banana.

The femur (thigh bone) is the largest and longest bone in the human body.

An adult Mayfly's life is as short as a few minutes, but its body hatches for about a year.

The nails on long fingers grow faster than short fingers; and fingernails grow four times faster than toenails.

Some migratory birds have a "magnetic compass" in their body (a sense calledMagnetoreception) to help them navigate using Earth's magnetic field.

The tiny Water Bear (Tardigrade) can survive environments extreme enough to kill any other animal - with temperatures as low as -273°C close to Absolute Zero to as high as 151°C.

The biggest egg in the world is the ostrich egg. It could take as many as 30 chicken eggs to equal its volume, and up to 2 hours to hard boil.

The length between your elbowand hand (forearm) equals the length of your foot.

If you fully stretch your armsout, the fingertip to fingertip length is almost exactly your body height.

Source: Fact Biology

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