Multiplex Parenting May Be Next…
[M]ost of you reading this blog know all about three-way parenting where a second female contributes mitochondrial DNA to a fertilized egg and becomes in essence a ‘second mother’. Well, hold on to your PCR machines, kiddoes, there’s a new gamete in town. IVG is the process us turning adultContinue Reading
Christian-Muslim Tensions in Egypt Laid Low at Cairo Exorcisms | TIME.com
[A]nd this comes today from Cairo. No less than TIME.com reports on weekly sessions of casting out demons in Cairo. St. Samaan’s Church has a curious history (read all about the Miracle of their founding and the moving of a mountain in the 10th century AD at their website. NoteContinue Reading
30,000-year-old giant virus ‘comes back to life’
[N]o, it isn’t an excerpt from a remake of The Thing, nor is this a hoax. Apparently, a major new virus has been discovered lying beneath 100 feet of ice, and it’s ALIVE: Tests show that it attacks amoebas, which are single-celled organisms, but does not infect humans or otherContinue Reading