Cancer risk ‘even from light drinking’
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts; Health editor, BBC News online Even light and moderate drinking – up to one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men […]
Darwin not first to discover heterostyly in plants: study
Documents dating back to the 16th century show that naturalist Charles Darwin was not the first to discover the existence of heterostyly – floral forms that differ in male and […]
The Mystery of Neanderthals Massive Eyes
Source: BBC Presented by Melissa Hogenboom Our extinct cousins had eyes much larger than ours. Were these giant peepers the reason for the Neanderthals’ demise, or the secret of their […]
Are night shifts killing me?
Source: BBC There have been a steady stream of studies over recent years that suggests long-term night-working is extremely bad for your health. It’s a sobering thought for those who […]
Pancreatic cancer blood test breakthrough
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Scientists believe they are close to a blood test for pancreatic cancer – one of the hardest tumours to detect and treat. The test, which they describe as “a major advance”, hunts for tiny spheres of fat that are shed by […]
Barack Obama interviews Sir David Attenborough at the White House
Source: BBC 25 June 2015 Last updated at 22:46 BST The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of US President Obama. The president, who is said to be a great admirer of Sir David’s work, wanted […]
6th mass extinction already here as species disappear 100 times faster – study
The world is on the brink of its sixth mass extinction, as animals are disappearing 100 times faster than previously, scientists warned in a new report. They also say […]
Medical Benefits of Fasting
……………………… Scientists say that the ratio of sugar in the blood begins at 80-110 mg/100 cc, which is the normal ratio of sugar in the blood. But after fasting for […]
Nuts 'protect against early death'
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
Nuts ‘protect against early death’
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
Ancient jawbones put new species on the human family tree, researchers say
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Updated 12:29 PM ET, Thu May 28, 2015 (CNN) Meet Australopithecus deyiremeda, a newly discovered species of hominin that sheds light on our earliest ancestors, scientists say. […]
Challenging Bobby Jindal to Debate Evidence for Evolution
A Creationist Campaign: Louisiana students are suffering for Bobby Jindal’s presidential ambitions. Source: Slate By Zack Kopplin When Pastor Louis Husser spoke to the Louisiana House Education Committee in 2008 […]
Epidemic in Russia: Fighting HIV where no-one admits it's a problem
Source: BBC The phrase “Aids epidemic” awakens distant memories in most of Europe, Australia or the Americas, where infection rates have generally been in decline for years. But as former […]
Epidemic in Russia: Fighting HIV where no-one admits it’s a problem
Source: BBC The phrase “Aids epidemic” awakens distant memories in most of Europe, Australia or the Americas, where infection rates have generally been in decline for years. But as former […]
Jennifer Doudna, a Pioneer Who Helped Simplify Genome Editing
Source: NY Times BERKELEY, Calif. — As a child in Hilo, one of the less touristy parts of Hawaii, Jennifer A. Doudna felt out of place. She had blond hair […]
US 'will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA'
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Modifying the DNA of embryos is a “line that should not be crossed”, a leading figure in US research says. Dr […]
US ‘will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Modifying the DNA of embryos is a “line that should not be crossed”, a leading figure in US research says. Dr […]
Scientists Discover the Secret to Keeping Cells Young
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Source: Time By Alice Park @aliceparkny April 30, 2015 Researchers say it may be possible to slow and even reverse aging by keeping DNA more stably packed together in […]
Jordan: Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students
Source: Nature Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students By Rana Dajani, who is associate professor of molecular biology at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, and a visiting scholar at the Faraday Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. 22 April 2015 Certain problematic attitudes towards science have been imported into Muslim societies as […]
Ebola drug cures monkeys infected with West African virus strain
Source: BBC More than 10,000 people are reported to have died in the current Ebola outbreak Ebola crisis How Ebola changed the world The hunters breaking an Ebola ban on […]