Little noted, but hopefully long remembered, the Congress passed and President Bush recently signed, the Genetic Information Non Discrimination Act of 2008. Given the ability now to quickly test the genetic makeup of each and every one of us—with or without permission—doing our best to . . . . Continue Reading »
In yesterday’s Boston Globe , Jeff Jacoby writes of the the dangers of depopulation and of how having more people can help society. A sample: Like other prejudices, the belief that more humanity means more misery resists compelling evidence to the contrary. In the past two centuries, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, how they want to believe in the apocalyptic potential of global warming! I reported a few hours ago that an Australian pseudo-scientist, who pushes stories about space aliens and auras, named Thomas Chalko, claimed that global warming has caused an increase in earthquakes. CBS bit, from an . . . . Continue Reading »
This blog does not deal with global warming or climate change. But it does deal with the corruption of science that comes from overt politicization of science papers and advocacy. And this one might just take the cake. According to one scientist, the world is experiencing an increase in destructive . . . . Continue Reading »
Hopefully this is very big. A patient was injected with billions of his own genetically altered white blood cells and it apparently put his metastasized cancer into remission. From the story:A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to IPSCs, adult stem cell successes, and bounteous funding of ESCR via state and philanthropic sources, the Bush federal funding restrictions have (so far) barely registered as a campaign issue. And now, John McCain’s campaign may be signaling that, in light of the many advances that . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Wesley J. Smith writes : I have been warning and warning that a virulent anti-humanism is becoming rampant. A site on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (roughly akin to the BBC) Website— Planet Slayer —specifically, “Professor Schpinkee’s Greenhouse Calculator . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the more annoying trumps played in discussions about politics, abortion, and voting is the “well, he gets all those pro-lifers to vote for him, but look at how little he’s done.” It’s annoying largely because it’s untrue. Most recently this line has been played . . . . Continue Reading »
First it was DC’s voucher program under attack , now it’s New York’s charter schools. An opinion piece in today’s Wall Street Journal gives the details: Charter schools are built on a simple idea. In exchange for less state funding and a mandate on performance, charters are . . . . Continue Reading »
The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy has just published a fascinating research brief, ” Newspaper Reactions to California Marriage Cases .” How have Americans responded to the May 15 gay-marriage ruling?, it asks, turning to the editorial pages of the twenty largest U.S. . . . . Continue Reading »
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