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November 10th, 2013 - 7:58 pm § in Misc., Science

Berkeley Blog: Scientific Fraud at SCIENCE

Open access is not the problem – my take on Science’s peer review “sting” Michael Eisen, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology | 10/4/13 | 11 comments In 2011, after having read several really bad papers in the journal Science, I decided to explore just how slipshod their peer-r[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 1:57 pm § in America

Diabetes and The GMO Initiative

The other night at dinner,  I had a conversation about Washington States ant 522 initiative requiring labeling of GMP foods. The conversation led to a discussion about the problems most people have understanding the science behind today’s miracle drugs and even foods.  For example, David Men[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 12:58 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Kudoes to Paris

France blamed for blocking Iran deal Tehran says six-party agreement scuppered by one nation[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 12:26 pm § in Misc., Science

Is GMO OK If It Cures Horrid Disease in a Poor Country?

VIETNAM RELEASES MOSQUITOES WITH BACTERIA THAT CURE DEMGUE FEVER!!!!!! This bacteria, though not cut and spliced, is a genome and it may solve the horrible problem of Dengue. from CBS News: VietnamNguyen Thi Yen rolls up the sleeves of her white lab coat and delicately slips her arms into a box cove[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 11:03 am § in Uncategorized

Science Hype: Building Organs

Actually, the voice over is rather reasonable.[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 9:51 am § in Hypocrisy, Jews

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: When Humans Act LIke Leeches

From last week’s HA Bible Study at HorsesAss: Proverbs 30:15 The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. 4. God spews: “The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.”[...]

November 10th, 2013 - 4:47 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Was the Zimmerman Verdict God’s Will?

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November 10th, 2013 - 4:46 am § in Jews, Misc.

What is a mitzvah?

Why Are Jews So Different? My niece will soon go to the front of her congregation to read from the Torah.  This is the act by which she will become a bat Mitzvah .. daughter of the law, a Jew entitled to lead other Jews in reading about our laws and history. I hope she […][...]

November 10th, 2013 - 1:57 am § in Misc.

Horrid Breaking News: death toll in the Philippines

Typhoon death toll in 1 city could reach 10,000   † TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) – As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone when one of the worst storms on record sent giant sea waves washing away homes, schools and airport buildings, officials said Sunday. Fero[...]