Can markets erode moral values?
They can -claims a recent experimental article published in Science Magazine (1). Armin Falk and Nora Szech from University of Bonn studied the effects of markets on moral values and …
A guide to detecting bogus scientific journals
Case study: Entropy 2013, 15(4), 1416-1463 Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases Following on a previous post discussing …
Scientific journals: The risks of a free meal.
Funding bodies in the US and the UK are pressing scientists to publish their research in open access journals (1). Open access journals are free for readers. The reason …
Animal rights activist sneaks into animal facility
If you are one of mother earth’s warriors who think that humans are just a burden to this planet and less worthy than cockroaches, then this post is not …
Italy’s health minister authorises unproven stem cell treatments for children
Last March, Italy’s health minister authorised the use of unproven “stem cell therapy” for “compassionate” treatment of terminally ill patients. Italy will not only allow the unproved treatments to proceed …
Snow, thermodynamic literacy and barbarism.
I like very much to consider myself an educated person able to talk about any cultural subject, like some kind of 19th century gentleman -with the gentleman component omitted …
The scientific literacy problem
Not long ago, after being accused of trying to “clone a Neanderthal”(1), geneticist George Church suggested in an interview that it was time for society to give some thought …
Science is more than a collection of experiments: on the benefits of organically grown food
For some people the definition of science is closely linked to the application of what they call “the scientific method”*; a number of them even fail to notice …
Science help us to plan our future: “The End of History Illusion”
An article appearing in Science Magazine, “The End of History Illusion” by Quoidbach, Gilbert, and Wilson (1), inspired me to write this post; I believe it somehow connects with …
How a patent was missed out and millions of pounds lost: The monoclonal antibodies’ story
Do scientists care about making money? Aristotle tells a very pleasant story about Thales*: Thales was tired of businessmen looking down on him for his poverty; according to them …
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"Still I can’t believe that a group from Oregon ruined the article on stem cells, cloning, ethics, etc that I sent to the sci writing thing.."
yesterday
"Don’t go bananas yet; apparently primates’ cloned embryos fail implant properly for some reason. #human #cloning"
yesterday
"Now that #human #cloning is growing ever closer the ethical debate heats up - via @NatureMagazine: Double vision http://t.co/KHIEWUrlzs"
yesterday
"Genetically modified foods, health risks, and the European Food Safety Authority http://t.co/8tjsPzlw7O"
yesterday
"I assume EU will use 'precautionary principle" to delay vaccine approval"
3 days ago