I like Jay Lefkowitz, however I do not agree with his analysis, nor do I agree with his conclusion.
Wow!! How cool is this. Captain Kidd the Pirate - they think they have found his ship off a tiny Dominican Republic Island - Catalina Island.
I don't know about you, but even before the ship hit the piece of ice, this didn't seem like much of a vacation to me.
An interesting theory. What do all you amateur scientists and astronomers think?
I strongly believe that research should continue. This is the beginning of the process, not the end. Just imagine what we can accomplish if we couple embryonic stem cell research with this latest discovery.
I support embryonic stem cell research. I have never been able to reconcile the thinking of President Bush or other conservatives who view embryonic stem cell research as the taking of a life, when everyone admits that the embryos will be discarded by the parents if they are not used for research. To me it has always made more sense to use these soon to be discarded embryos for the common good rather than just to throw them away. Having said that, I am very hopeful that the new stem cell findings will end the controversy over embryonic stem cell research. However, I think it is way too early to make the giant leap that the supporters of embryonic stem cell research have been proven wrong. Wouldn't it be better to simply say the new findings are promising, but we have a long way to go. I believe that we should continue with embryonic stem cell research.
U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits. Wow!! What a find!!
Interesting article. British scientists say they have solved a century-old evolutionary question: what makes a fish and a human embryo evolve differently?
Fighting with a spouse or another close family member is literally bad for the heart. Good article. All you guys who like to bicker with your significant other, should read this and change your ways.
Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
For the first time, rocks have been extracted from California's San Andreas Fault by scientists drilling some three kilometers below the surface. The hope is that experts can establish if any precursor signals exist that could be used to predict earthquakes reliably and accurately.
Ten Minute Misconduct has a really cool post about the Hobbit Wrists. Check it out.
Reuters is reporting that the Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asis. I guess it's good that the Northwest Passage is now open, but it can't be good that ice is melting.
When I first read this post in Powerline, I thought so what. Then I reread it. It's a short post, so take a look. I think it is pretty significant.
The 118-year-old cylinder that is the international prototype for the metric mass is losing weight - not much - but there it is. Wonder if it really matters?
I learn so much from information I gather for my blog. I never imagined that early humans were a lot slower than humans are now. And I certainly never knew that the earliest humans did not have an Achilles tendon, which according to the experts, would have prevented them from having a spring in their step. Gee, I wonder what my excuse is?
River West has written another very interesting blog at Senator Bill Frist's site Volpac. As always, River gives us a lot of things to think about.
“HUMAN-ANIMAL” EMBRYO RESEARCH
acceptable or no?
Agreeing in principle at least Regulators have decided to allow human-animal embryos to be created and used for research. I am wondering how citizens feel about these new developments.
Scientists wanting to use hybrids would still need to make individual applications with the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HEFA) it says. 2 teams from England’s Kings College London and Newcastle University have already applied to the HFEA to use hybrid embryos.
An HFEA consultation shows a wider majority of the public favoring the idea when told it could pave the way for therapies for conditions such as Alzheimer's disease than those opposing the idea. Opponents have said many people still would be quite horrified by such a plan.
Scientists want to create hybrid embryos by merging human cells with animal eggs in a bid to extract stem cells. The cells form the basic building blocks of the body and have the potential to become any tissue making them essential for research. The embryos would then be destroyed within 14 days.
At the moment scientists have to rely on human eggs left over from fertility treatment but they are not always good quality and now in short supply. Here is a look at what a few other countries around the world have legislated.
USA - Federal funds can only be used for research involving pre-existing embryos - such as those left over from fertility treatment - and there is a ban on hybrid embryos
Australia - Embryos allowed to be created for research, but human-animal hybrids banned. The only exception is to test the quality of sperm
Canada - Legislation bans the creation of human-animal embryos
Elsewhere - Other countries do not specifically legislate on hybrid embryos. But Italy and Germany only allow the use of pre-existing embryos and many others including Austria, Norway and Tunisia do not allow embryo research at all.
As Liberals say they will bring stem cell and human animal embryo research up for a vote again I think we all want to stay apprised of their intentions. You can by clicking below (or copy/paste to your browser) and selecting Health Care updates to be sent directly to you via email.
Written by river west, iFrist Volunteer Leader
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Do you remember the iceman? He is the 5,000 year old mummy found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991. Originally researchers thought that he had bled to death from an arrow wound. Now researchers, using new forensic information and a CAT scan have determined that the Iceman was killed by blows to the head.
Ten Minute Misconduct has a thoughtful post on a news article about scientists being only 3 to 10 years away from being able to create artificial life. I agree with Pete that I don't trust all scientists enough to rely on them to always do the right and ethical thing.
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