… from over at Open Parachute: You should probably go over there & read the post that goes with it 🙂
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a paper on epigenetics
The daughter came home from school on Thursday & annouced that she wanted to find ‘stuff’ on epigenetics. Things like, what is ‘epigenetics’ & why is it important? It’s not a subject I know a lot about, but I did remember that I had a reference or two squirelled away. One is a great blog post […]
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I saw this cartoon on Pharyngula, a while ago, & thought I’d keep it for a slow day 🙂
Continue readingmagnetic attraction…
Now here’s an interesting little item: using magnets to remove pathogens from the bloodstream… I must admit that when I saw the topic on SciTechDaily my first thoughts were very sceptical. The idea that sleeping on magnets can cure whatever ails you, for example, has always been a bit much for me to swallow. But on reading […]
Continue readingan item that’s entirely appropriate for the current date…
… and very well written, too – yet more evidence that the ancients had it right… No doubt New Scientist will be featuring this content shortly 🙂 … … … … … … I had trouble keeping my face straight when I wrote that 🙂
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