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Pitcher Plant Inspires R&D Award

June 21, 2012

The R&D 100 award, previously given for inventions like the fax machine and automated teller machine, has been given this year for a biologically-inspired design that could revolutionize society in many ways.

Bible and Theology

Belief in Hell Lowers Crime

June 20, 2012

A psychologist has determined that belief in hell reduces the crime rate. A finding like this might belong in the "Well, duh" category, but more interesting is the interpretation.

Cell Biology

Don't Hate Bacteria Irrationally

June 2, 2012

It should be well known by now that we are surrounded by bacteria, mostly benign, all the time -- inside and out. Some reporters still attempt to gross out the public and make misleading statements from scientific findings.

Amazing Facts

Bacteria as a Vast Unexplored Medicine Chest

May 28, 2012

Most of our therapeutic agents have been derived from bacteria. A new survey shows we have barely tapped the surface of potential medicines beneath our feet.

Mind and Brain

Shrink Validity Is Shrinking

May 18, 2012

Should you trust the diagnosis of a psychiatrist? If it helps, individuals are free to choose. Behind the scenes, however, there are severe, deep-seated debates about whether psychiatrists understand disorders, let alone diagnose them properly.

Bible and Theology

From Toxin to Medicine

May 10, 2012

Botulinum toxin (botox) is now big business in health and fashion, but few may remember it derives from one of the deadliest substances known in nature. Other examples show that some forms of "natural evil" can be seen in a different light.

Darwin and Evolution

Evolution for Men and Women

May 8, 2012

Two recent entries in the evolution literature have application to one sex or the other.

Amazing Facts

Follow the Leader: Plants and Animals

May 7, 2012

Need solutions to engineering problems? Look no further than the plants and animals around you. That's what more and more scientists are doing.

Amazing Facts

Stem Cells Getting Healthier

May 6, 2012

Over the past decade, stem cells have been a hot news item. Here are some late breaking news stories about them.

Amazing Facts

Why You Are Waterproof

April 29, 2012

Can you imagine inflating like a water balloon every time you jumped in a swimming pool? Or what if water leaked out of your skin every time you drank a glass of water? Your skin forms an impermeable barrier to water, a new study found, because of a unique way certain molecules are arranged.

Bible and Theology

Rethinking Parasitism

February 4, 2012

Parasitism is bad. Parasitism is evil. Parasites wage war against innocent hosts. This is our mindset. What if parasites can do good? This change of heart seems to be happening for one case, the case of transposable genetic elements. If they are only doing harm to the host, why did some biologists find that “positive selection” seems to be maintaining them? That makes it sound like the cells need them.

Amazing Facts

Living Surprises, Living Hopes

January 21, 2012

Here are ten recent discoveries about plants and animals that are surprising and inspiring. Some of them may lead to technologies that can improve our own lives.

Bible and Theology

Liberal Bias Detected in Science Media

January 19, 2012

Incredible as it sounds, the science news media seem to have a liberal bias. This is astonishing, considering the vast majority of science professors in academia are Democrats. The following examples illustrate this trend that came to light around 1859.

Amazing Facts

Body Talk

January 7, 2012

Scientists sometimes just prove the obvious, like that men and women are different. If we can talk body without talking bawdy, there are some new discoveries about body works that should put a spring in your step today about how your body works.

Amazing Facts

Nature Does It Right

January 4, 2012

Scientists and engineers continue to find well-designed features in living things that are worth imitating.

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