Human Genome Project by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
As mentioned by Craig Venter in 100 Greatest Discoveries by the Discovery Channel (2004-2005), the main outcomes of the project were:
  • it established the ballpark number of human genes
  • showed that human genomes are very similar across individuals.
Important predecessors:
ABO blood group system by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Human genetic variation by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Genetically modified mouse by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Human immortalised cell line by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Human body system by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Transhumanism by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Lu Zhishen scene by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Water Margin translation by Sidney Shapiro (1980) by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Uploaded at: uploads.worldlibrary.net/uploads/pdf/20130423230739the_outlaws_of_the_marsh_pdf.pdf TODO legality? World Library seems like a legit website. Reads "Copyrighted materials".
Song Jiang by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Theria subclade by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Wall Street by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Tang Sanzang by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Water Margin character by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
108 Stars of Destiny by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
The concept is a strong part of Water Margin.
The very first chapter opens with Grand Commander Hou disrespecting spirits by opening up a sealed tomb and unintentionally releasing 108 demons who presumably reincarnate as humans, a backstory to the events that follow years later.
This is well shown in the Japanese The Water Margin, but is skipped in the Chinese The Water Margin unfortunately.
The concept is also central to the Suikoden video game.
Actually, now that Ciro Santilli thinks about it, these were already likely meant as a "collectible" element by the author of the original book, as is strongly suggested by all the little illustrations of each character present on the Wikipedia page. Just like e.g. Catholic saints. It's Pokemon, but 2000 years earlier.
Ciro would notably feel many years later, that as he met random people online who were interested in improving eduction, or was otherwise networking to reach his goals, as if he were actually building up his 108 stars of destiny.
A central part, and perhaps the most interesting part of the novel, is how each character has been motivated by injustice to join the rebellion. This reminds Ciro of Final Fantasy VI
Monotreme by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
The weirdest mammal clade: they lay fucking eggs. Only 5 known species alive as of 2020.
Eggs are basal: they simply didn't evolve out of what other reptiles do. From which we conclude that milk came before eggs stopped.
So this is the most basal subclade of mammals.
Etymology: means "single hole" in Greek, because like other reptiles it has a single hole for shit, pee and fucking: the cloaca.
Jundiaí by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
Ciro Santilli lived there from 1995 to 1997.
Santa Barbara by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated +Created
On the coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, closer to Los Angeles. Home of UCSB.

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