Science News – The LHC reaches 4 TeV!
I had a mild localized reaction at the site of one of my allergy shots yesterday and when I have to take Benadryl I really don’t feel like writing. Since […]
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Science News – HIV fighting stem cells, glaciers, and potholes
UCLA has completed proof-of-principle research that shows that human blood stem cells can be engineered to fight HIV. Researchers identified the T cell receptor in the CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocytes […]
Lighthouses > Churches – Monkeys, Friendship, & Lolz err Lotz
Hello from Bremerton, WA! Why Bremerton? Because I live here and I felt like rambling before I even started my usual ramble. Ha! Did you know it was listed as […]
How homeopathy “works”
This is compared with actual scientific dilution of active ingredients found in medicines such as pain relievers (diluted in a powdery filler), allergy shots (decreasing levels of dilution as the […]
Science News – Lentine hyenas, end of the ice age, sick bears, and helicopter spy drones
Now that Lent is over the spotted hyenas of northern Ethiopia can resume their normal diet. Scavengers that like eating scraps thrown out by humans have to adapt to changing […]
Why the universe is probably “flat”
Since I had a wonderful whirlwind of a vacation I have not had the time to keep up on the science news headlines, and considering how far behind on sleep […]
The most amazing genetic discovery!
A very unexpected discovery in some further examination of the data collected in the Human Genome Project has found the “original sin” gene. The reason it took so long to […]
The National Museum of Natural History
I had the pleasure of visiting the National Museum of Natural History today before I left DC. I loved how they presented evolution very matter of fact, foundationally, and unapologeticly. I […]
Star Formation
Just to rub it in, I’m going to the Natural History Museum today or tomorrow!
Science News – The horizontal tornado, gene doping, tiny dophins, stem cell breakthroughs, and more!
Tornadoes are a common occurrence in much of the United States and a rare occurrence in much of the rest of the country (even Boise, ID gets them on occasion), […]