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Autism is a disorder of neural development that is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism involves many parts of the brain; how this occurs is not well understood.We All Have a Voice in Right vs. Wrong
Published on Sunday, February 1, 2009 by the Kent Ravenna Record-Courier (Ohio) by Caroline Arnold Five years after suicidal zealots crashed planes into our comfortable lives, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld scolded us: "Any kind of moral and intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can severely weaken the ability of free societies to persevere." Leave aside Rumsfeld's arrogant and patronizing attitude, showing evident contempt for anyone who didn't agree with his notions of right and wrong. Were we, are we, morally and intellectually confused?Scientists Report DNA Transplant
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802046.html Organisms Adopt Donor Traits By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 29, 2007; Page A03 Scientists said yesterday that they had transplanted a microbe's entire, tangled mass of DNA into a closely related organism, a delicate operation that cleanly transformed the recipient from one species into the other. After the operations, the "patients" -- single-celled organisms resembling bacteria -- dutifully obeyed their new genomes and by every measure exhibited the biological personas of the donors. "This is equivalent to changing a Macintosh computer into a PC by inserting a new piece of [PC] software," said study leader J.Human race will 'split into two different species'
The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. 100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed. The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000.Does this outrage you as much as it does me?
Here is another one of those insane petition emails I get. They all irk me to no end with their oversimplifying and total omition of facts, but this one outraged me. "Tell the FDA: Don't Put Human Genes in Goats for Drug Development I was horrified to read an article on Salon.com last week that described the practice of putting human genes into goats so that pharmaceutical companies can make money from these transgenic animals.Spermicide Flip Side: Compound may promote papillomavirus infection
Science News Magazine, July 7, 2007 By Nathan Seppa A widely used spermicide may increase a woman's risk of contracting human papillomavirus from a sex partner, a study in mice suggests. On the other hand, a thickening agent in many vaginal lubricants sold commercially impedes the virus' ability to infect female mice via their genital tracts—even in the presence of the spermicide. It remains to be seen whether the findings will translate to people, cautions study coauthor Jeffrey N.Organic Milk?
We have been buying organic milk at our house for a few years now. I got so used to buying it that I stopped paying attention to how much it costs. Today, however, I was at Target and needed to get some milk for my son.Now mice can see new colors
A genetically modified mouse selects a bluish-green light panel over two orange panels and gets a soy milk reward, during an experiment to determine whether the mouse could distinguish between the colors. Scientists have some lab mice seeing red. The animals had their vision genetically upgraded and can now see colors normally invisible to rodents.Reducing our ecological footprint
Clever tricks to help you reduce your ecological footprint. SAVING ELECTRICITY (and money) Switch over to compact fluorescent light bulbs - those funky spiral-shaped ones. They use only 25% as much energy as incandescents.
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