Researchers made this connection after discovering a 380-million-year-old female specimen that still retained a single embryo connected by an umbilical cord.

研究人员在发现了一个3.8 亿年前的标本还保有一个连着脐带的胚胎，由此得出了这一结论。

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Never carry a tool by the cord or hose, as you may damage both and loosen the connection to the tool.

切勿通过拉扯线缆或软管来移动工具，否则可能会损坏线缆或软管，并且使其与工具的连接松脱。

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The Bluetooth technology replaces the need for a connection cord between the handheld and the phone.

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In case you missed it, Wi-Fi lets you cut the cord you've heretofore used to reach the Internet and access your fast connection from the far side of the house without need for an extra cord to maintain the connection.

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That is a controversial claim, since it implies that changes in the spinal cord are somehow driving changes in the brain, despite the severance of the connection between the two.

ECONOMIST: Neurology