The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Conservatives’ HPV vaccine dilemma: are they anti-cancer, or just anti-sex?
Proof that vaccinating girls against the HPV virus does not cause promiscuity puts culture warriors in a spot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/conservatives-hpv-vaccine-dilemma
I find this bit so amusing I am including it verbatim:…
Misconduct prompts most retractions
Two-thirds of scientific papers pulled from journals are for fraud, suspected fraud and plagiarism
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345465/title/Misconduct_prompts_most_retractions
I like this analogy:
…The culture of science may be to blame for a recent increase in fraud cases: Journal publications
Measles cases reached 15-year high in 2011
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/19/measles-cases-reached-15-year-high-in-2011/?hpt=hp_bn12
This is why it is important that the sheeple NOT get their information from idiots who are constitutionally incapable of understanding science, cause and effect and experimental controls. Of course, being sheeple …
The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods
New research shows that when we eat we’re consuming more than just vitamins and protein. Our bodies are absorbing information, or microRNA.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-very-real-danger-of-genetically-modified-foods/251051/
When I first saw the title I figured I …
I found some emails in my outbox that I guess didn’t generate any responses, but I still think they are interesting so will post them here…
Synthetic DNA added to yeast cells, paving way for ‘evolution’ on demand
Scientists’ feat …