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Angelina Jolie is haar borsten kwijt. Een risico van 87% op erfelijke borstkanker was voor haar – na een ongetwijfeld moeilijk besluitvormingsproces – reden om ze te laten amputeren. Jolie heeft een beschadigde variant van het BRCA1 gen, zo bewees de genetische test die ze had laten doen. Nu roept ze andere vrouwen op om zich ook te laten testen op BRCA1. Een prijzenswaardig initiatief – genetici...
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This type of story about empty promises to very vulnerable people can apply to many around the world. Too many continue to make money for their hyped and useless, possibly dangerous, “cures”. Doctor who promised cancer cure faces sentencing – Yahoo! News. At the age of three, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her parents, desperate to find alternative measures for their daughter who had undergone surgeries and chemotherapy, turned to Dr. Christine Daniel, who […]
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This is very disgusting, but not unexpected. Animal Planet Channel, part of the Discovery network, is showing a sequel to the dreadful Mermaids fake documentary. BE AFRAID…BE VERY AFRAID, ANIMAL PLANET’S MONSTER WEEK SLITHERS BACK TO THE SMALL SCREEN MAY 20-27 WITH 24 PREMIERE HOURS OF ALL-NEW SPECIALS : Discovery Press Web. Perhaps the most haunting, lingering imagery from last year’s MONSTER WEEK is the physical evidence linked to the existence of mermaids. In MERMAIDS: THE BODY […]
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Penguins and sea lions found dead on Chilean shore. The bodies of sea lions, cormorants and penguins littered a seven mile stretch of beach in Punta de Choros, northern Chile on Sunday. The crime scene is in close proximity to the Humboldt Penguin Nature Reserve. Sernapesca, Chile’s National Fishing Service, investigated the scene and determined that all the animals were killed by the same incident. Autopsies report animales with fractured skulls, missing rib cages and multiple abrasions. […]
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I commend this woman for stepping up and admitting her situation. The more people are made aware of these events, the more likely they will know to avoid it. Psychic Victim: ‘How Could I Be So Stupid?’ « CBS Denver. A 65-year-old woman who says she lost her retirement savings to a Loveland psychic is now calling the psychic “a complete ripoff” and says she wants others to hear her story and avoid the mistakes she made. “I look back on it now and think, ‘How could I have been so […]
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'Plant Evolution' at JFK Arboretum, Ireland.
Today marks Fascination of Plants Day 2013 around the World.
It's a day to get as many people as possible enthused about the importance of plants for agriculture, food production, horticulture, forestry, energy production, production of pharmaceuticals and the variety of other ways that plants impact on all our lives.
The celebration is spearheaded by the European Plant Science Organisation but, in just two years, has already spread beyond […]
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A harrowing story about a girl who died in an Indian hospital claim she was murdered for her organs. British schoolgirl ‘murdered for her organs’ in India, family claim – Telegraph. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal’s family said she was being treated for a simple case of dehydration when staff at a clinic gave her a mystery injection which took her life. Her relatives said they guarded the eight-year-old’s body, meaning her organs could not be taken in time to be used in […]
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A new service allows researchers to add research datasets – and other content with DataCite DOIs, including all figshare content – to their ORCID profile by integra Read more ...
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Every weekend, I publish a roundup of the week’s SciLogs.com blog posts along with some reactions from the comment feeds and social media. Big news this week is that SciLogs.com bloggers won two of the eleven Science Seeker Awards with an additional two of our bloggers nominated as finalists. The winners are Nathalia Holt and Pete Etchells; Nsikan Apkan and Jalees Rehman (highlighted by BoingBoing’s science editor) were finalists. Needless to say, we’re all very excited! To keep in
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In my last post, I insisted that you read what Aaron Bady has to say about "The MOOC Moment and the End of Reform". Now, I'm going to insist that you engage with Tressie McMillan Cottom's compelling look at dueling narratives around higher education. One of them is the narrative of market forces, of individuals [...]
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Whew, got a few more stories in the pipeline tonight that I haven’t gotten to yet so you can peruse these loose ends while I prepare some headlines. Happy weekend. Life After Death Project: Forrest J Ackerman’s Friends Claim He’s Speaking To Them From The Dead. ‘Psychic’ runs off with valuables in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City | Sun.Star. YEAH NO: Rich Manhattan Moms Allegedly “Renting” Disabled People To Skip Lines At Disney World | xoJane. A special […]
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- Alan Woodward – Is It Quantum Computing Or Not? - Jag Bhalla – What Rational Really Means - Samuel Jones – Bush-crow diaries: Settling in with the Borana - Kalliopi Monoyios – Is Homosexuality Natural? Yes. So is male lactation. - Jamil Zaki – Eliminating political divides through morality: The [...]
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This news came from the NCSE. Ball State agrees to investigate science course some say is pushing religion | Inside Higher Ed. Ball State University has agreed to investigate complaints that a course taught by a physics and astronomy professor has crossed a line from being about science to being about Christianity. Ball State did not issue a statement until Thursday night, after it received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation charging that the course — “The […]
