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Posts Tagged ‘Science’
Bananas
Banana drama: Why we must save this most fantastic, comical – and endangered – of fruit Scientists have warned that the world’s supply of bananas is threatened by bugs and infections. But where could Carmen Miranda, David Miliband, and The Jungle Book’s King Louis be without th[...]
August 8th, 2014 - 12:52 pm § in Uncategorized
Environment: Of Truth and Fantasy
Antarctic glaciers melting twice as fast as previously estimated Antarctic ice shelf melt ‘lowest ever recorded.‘[...]
August 5th, 2014 - 11:06 pm § in Uncategorized
HIV in the family … what to do?
He is HIV+, but does not want us to know Aug 03, 2013 My husband is HIV+. When I went for a check up, I was HIV-. We have been together for five years and have two children together. The children are also HIV-. I just stumbled on results of his HIV status and the […][...]
May 30th, 2014 - 1:39 am § in Uncategorized
Bad News About Grass!
From The Local: Pregnant pot smokers can damage kids’ brains An expectant mother’s use of cannabis during pregnancy can prevent a child from forming certain connections in the brain while growing in the womb, a Sweden-based researcher has revealed. “Despite the present climate rega[...]
May 19th, 2014 - 12:34 am § in Schools & Colleges
A Model For Creating Leading Universities
Berkeley Blog: Seeking an alternative to the World Class University model John Douglass, senior research fellow, Center for Studies in Higher Education | 5/14/14 | 3 comments | Leave a comment The concept of the World Class University is cited across the world, but it represents a paradigm that is n[...]
May 18th, 2014 - 10:36 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Climate Denial at WWU
A geology professor emeritus at Western Washington University, Don J. Easterbrook, edited Evidence-Based Climate Science a book which contends that increased CO2 emissions aren’t the cause of climate change. Dr. Easterbrook has appeared with Glenn Beck and been interviewed for the New York T[...]
A Devout Catholic Runs America’s Biological Research
Does Religion Matter? Francis Collins is the director of the National Institutes of Health. Collins has been controversial among scientists because he has held this position while also being an outspoken believer in te literal truth of the Christian Bible and, apparently, a fervent supporter of the[...]
May 15th, 2014 - 4:11 am § in Politics
Is Rubio Chanelling Mr. Spock?
Rubio: I am Ready To Be President, Climate Change Caused by Man, Clinton Mrs. Gets an ‘F’ By LUCY MCCALMONT | 5/11/14 12:00 PM EDT Article Comments (0) <span class=”mceItemHidden” data-mce-bogus=”1″> &amp;lt;a href=”http://ad.doubleclick.ne[...]
VASCULATA … and the MOMA
Tomorrow is the beginning of the course, VASCULATA, that I offer every year in vascular biology . The course rotates around the country at those campuses that have a critical mass of people in my field. The field is, as biology goes, very new. Four decades ago when the field be[...]