Sentences with phrase «unique human ability»

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Considered benign to humans and plants, the bacterium is found in soil, air and water, and has a unique ability to survive in hot and cold climates.

Granted not everyone has done this, but that doesn't take away from the fact that all humans have the ability to be awestruck or sublimed by something, a triat unique to humans.

Nor did they tell us how humans came to have such unique and complex abilities as speech and abstract thought.

The ability to identify the origin of a canned beverage is a key requirement, which is why every canned item must be assigned a unique identifier in the form of a human and machine - readable code that is read and recorded at all stages of its progress throughout the supply chain.

Stem cells are unique because they are essentially the body's building blocks; these are the only cells in the human body that have the ability to regenerate more cells with specialized functions.

The search for more of these factors is complicated by the rarity of brain samples from suicide victims and the lack of an animal model — humans are unique in their wilful ability to end their lives.

Induced pluripotent stem cells (known as iPSCs) are similar to human embryonic stem cells in that both cell types have the unique ability to self - renew and have the flexibility to become any cell in the human body.

In this latest advance reported in PNAS, the Wyss team showed that the human gut - on - a-chip's unique ability to co-culture intestinal cells with living microbes from the normal gut microbiome for an extended period of time, up to two weeks, could allow breakthrough insights into how the microbial communities that flourish inside our GI tracts contribute to human health and disease.

This ability is thought to be unique to humans and underpins language, drawing and other ways in which we convey meaning.

To assuage such fears, humans evolved the unique ability to deny reality.

The ability to acquire new skills through the «true imitation» of others» behaviour is thought to be unique to humans and advanced primates, such as chimpanzees.

Although researchers once thought this ability was unique to primates and humans, Redish's lab and other groups have demonstrated that rodents also perform a kind of mental time travel as they learn to navigate through mazes.

While there is general consensus that the ability to imagine a never - before - seen object or concept is a unique and distinctive human trait, there is little that we know about the neurological mechanism behind it.

A New World monkey joins a growing list of primate species with sequenced genomes, improving genomicists» ability to tell what genes make primates — and humans — unique.

«The ability to communicate through language is unique to human beings, and the existence of fully functional, complex languages in a different physical modality makes sign languages a natural laboratory for investigating the nature of human language and cognition in our species,» concluded Prof. Sandler.

The bacteria use elements that are notoriously poisonous to humans, such as antimony and arsenic, in place of oxygen, an ability that lets them survive buried in the mud of a hot spring in this unique saline soda basin.

Humans, to be human, don't need to have evolved unique genes that code for entirely novel types of neurons or neurotransmitters, or a more complex hippocampus (with resulting improvements in memory), or a more complex frontal cortex (from which we gain the ability to postpone gratification).

During their domestication from their wild ancestor the wolf to the pets we have today, dogs have developed a unique ability to work together with humans.

One of the things that makes Watson unique is its ability to understand natural language — «getting at the meaning of words and understanding what humans meant, not just what they said or wrote,» says Katharine Frase, IBM's vice president of research.

And that might be the universal ability the researchers set out to find: «I will start looking for things which are unique to humans amongst the great apes and universal across cultures,» Haun notes.

Dr Kaminski said: «Domestic dogs have a unique history — they have lived alongside humans for 30,000 years and during that time selection pressures seem to have acted on dogs» ability to communicate with us.

They found clear differences between humans, who have a unique ability for forceful precision gripping between thumb and fingers, and chimpanzees, who can not adopt human - like postures.

Again, this doesn't mean the fusiform gyrus isn't important — irregularities there have been linked to a condition called face blindness, which prevents humans from recognizing individuals — but it could mean that the human ability boils down to more than just some unique brain matter we've evolved to carry.

Human Argonaute - 2 (hAgo2) is known as «slicer» for its unique ability among the 4 human Argonaute proteins to directly cut messenger RNA — which carries the information coded in genomic DNA to make a protein — and thus disable «messages» generated from gHuman Argonaute - 2 (hAgo2) is known as «slicer» for its unique ability among the 4 human Argonaute proteins to directly cut messenger RNA — which carries the information coded in genomic DNA to make a protein — and thus disable «messages» generated from ghuman Argonaute proteins to directly cut messenger RNA — which carries the information coded in genomic DNA to make a protein — and thus disable «messages» generated from genes.

Vegetable powerhouses with the unique ability to modify human hormones, activate the body's natural detoxification system, and inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.

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Vanessa Helsing is the last hope for survival, as she unknowingly awakens to discover she has a unique blood composition that makes her not only immune to vampires, but with the ability to turn a vampire human.

With the Euphoria engine's ability to simulate human movement in real time, Backbreaker is able to create completely unique tackles for adrenaline charged, unique bone - crunching plays that are unlike any other football title to date. Backbreaker includes online multiplayer and split screen multiplayer modes as well. The game welcomes newcomers to the genre with its intuitive pick up and play Arcade mode control scheme, while seasoned players can go head to head in the game's more challenging Pro Mode that turns off A.I. and visual assists. In addition, the game features total team customization including a fully featured logo editor.

Horror - action drama set in the near future about vampire hunter Vanessa Helsing (Kelly Overton), who has the unique genetic ability to turn vampires back into humans.

«The richness of human knowledge and the ability to visualize the content created by experts, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts is a unique parallel to the work we do.

Cats are unique creatures who take great pride in their abilities and we can sometimes take that for granted and not think about the fact that it is possible for them to actually fall ill and depend on help from humans to take care of these problems.

With their unique diving abilities that allow them to swim where few humans have gone before, ocean mammals such as sea lions (pictured) are being outfitted with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they molt.

AHP ® is unique in its ability to help keep humans and animals free from infection, while being safer for users, patients and assets.

With the core value of respect for the singular bond between humans and dogs and their unique ability to work together as a team, Jill Felice (Program Director) founded Assistance Dogs of the West in 1995.

Volunteering at RDR events requires the unique ability to work well with both animals and humans while representing Rocket Dog and promoting our dogs at neighborhood mobile adoptions and community outreach events.

By applying unique breathing techniques, informative theory and practical water sessions you can realise the ability of the human body to dive to depths you previously thought impossible!

Dolphins are said to have a unique ability to interact with humans.

This virus has unique traits across the board, including the ability to infect bats that will then attack humans, making it far more fun to play.

Over 25 playable characters from 2 different races, human and varl, the horned giants — embark on your epic journey with a variety of characters from 7 different classes, each with unique abilities and upgrade options to fit your play style.

These include six human characters that have unique abilities and traits and three animal companions that each have unique abilities as well.

As one of the last remaining humans on a planet controlled by robotic foes bent on your destruction, you must forge friendships with a courageous group of robot companions, each with unique abilities and powers.

However, in this game there are unique perks such as: Being able to attend classes at the Magic school, being able to play instruments, being able to perform spells (such as invisibility, which is useful for eavesdropping) and the ability to date the other residents (which is alarming if you think about it, considering you're a human and they're animals / aliens / fruit, etc).

With the huge roster of both Autobot and Decepticon Transformers, each with their own unique abilities, the fact that two human players can't duke it out has to be considered a waste.

Each race also has their own unique abilities and powers so Saiyans, Namekians, Majin, Freiza, and humans all play drastically from one another.

Over 25 playable characters from two different races, human and varl, the horned giants — embark on your epic journey with a variety of characters from seven different classes, each with unique abilities and upgrade options to fit your play style

Upon earning 60 skill checks; players will unlock the ability to create their own cup series allowing full customisation or alternatively randomising including saving up to five unique cup series to choose from comprising of human only or human and A.I. competitors, anywhere from two to ten competitors and between one to five events in addition to the race, battle race, stunt showcase and takedown modes albeit takedown mode is only available against human opponents, the amount of tracks that have been unlocked during gameplay in other modes, event duration such as one to ten laps in race and battle race or up to five minutes in stunt showcase and takedown and one of 18 weapon sets or all weapons for battle race or one of seven weapon sets or basic takedown weapons for takedown events.

This project introduced Cubic Motion's unique ability to drive real - time digital humans as seen at GDC, and SIGGRAPH, where Cubic Motion received the Best Real - time Graphics award in 2016.

It was similar to SMB in a sense that it was very «cartoon - like» but also had unrealistic (super human) abilities that were unique for each player.

On loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London, this luscious flesh parade of oils on canvas not only reflects Freud's unique and celebrated obsession with the human form, but also his ability to capture the emotional undercurrent that flows between painter, subject and viewer.

Selected by gallerist Rhonda Long - Sharp, the show's eight participating artists are internationally recognized for their mastery of material and for their unique ability to address issues about how society uses language to express cultural influences on human interaction.