Using a high - resolution CT scan — think of it as a 3 - D X-ray — their team documented that human
hand bones show increased internal density in response to certain types of stress and repetitive motion, particularly that associated with the manufacture and use of stone tools.
Not exact matches
Then Jesus» sudden appearance scares them out of their wits — a reaction that would have been ours as well, He
shows them his
hands and his feet and says, «Touch me and see that it is I myself; for a ghost does not have flesh and
bones as you see that I have.»
To convince the disciples that he was not a ghost, he
showed them his
hands and feet, or his side, and told them to touch him and satisfy themselves that he had flesh and
bones.
Indeed, two of the fossils — a
hand bone and upper arm
bone —
showed wear and tear consistent with fighting.
Other remains — skulls,
hands, and foot
bones from infants, teens, and the elderly — also consistently
showed the same unusual combination of modern and apelike traits.
Recent analysis of Neanderthal
hand bones by Wes Niewoehner of California State University
shows they had the manual dexterity to produce and use complex tools.
When the team scanned
hand bones from four members of A. africanus that lived in South Africa between 2 million and 3 million years ago, they found that the pattern of the trabecular
bone was asymmetrical, as in modern humans and Neandertals that use tools frequently (as they also
show in their study).
After a fifteen minute exposure the first radiograph of a human being was obtained
showing clearly the
bones of the
hand and the two rings she was wearing.
The research, titled «Human - like
hand use in Australopithecus africanus,
shows that Australopithecus africanus,» a 3 - 2 million - year - old species from South Africa traditionally considered not to have engaged in habitual tool manufacture, has a human - like trabecular
bone pattern in the
bones of the thumb and palm (the metacarpals) consistent with forceful opposition of the thumb and fingers typically adopted during tool use.
On the other
hand there are at least four studies
showing that people who eat the most protein have the slowest
bone loss over time and another four
showing that people who eat the most protein have the lowest fracture rate over time.
On the other
hand, insufficient aromatization not only promotes
bone loss in men since some 16α - OH is required for
bone remodeling, but has recently been
shown to promote prostate cancer by inhibiting the production of 3β - adiol (discussed next).
X-rays may
show changes of cartilage or
bone injury indicative of arthritis of the spine, sacroiliac joints, and / or joints of the
hands.
On the other
hand, we have studies that
show that eating less meat and more plant protein leads to worse
bone health.
He probably could get away with
showing up to TOHP empty -
handed but he wants to contribute because he also happens to be a nice guy, so the organizers throw him a
bone and let him clear out the party supply aisle at the bodega.
From Aleah Chapin's super-sized greying nudes to Eduardo Paolozzi's tender casts of his own
hands, the art on
show at the Royal College of General Practitioners is all flesh and blood and
bones and sinew
Works by artists such as William Blake, Louise Bourgeois, Martin Creed, Richard Hamilton, Nicola Hicks, Jim Shaw and Tøyen are displayed alongside a medieval silver
hand containing the
bones of a saint, an electronic prosthetic
hand that connects with Bluetooth, a bisected 3D model of Snoopy
showing his internal organs, and many other treasures that all share connections.
It is in an hourglass - shaped bronze vase by Andrew Lord that was punched rather than molded; in a text piece by Daniel Joseph Martinez that reads, «I want you to kill me so there will be no more tomorrow»; in an eerie installation by the young New York artist Josh Tonsfeldt that brings an animal
bone to life, knocking against the gallery wall like the
hand of fate; and in an extraordinary 1988 piece by Haim Steinbach that turns a corner of the
show into an elephants» graveyard.