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Swine Flu Vaccine Debated as H1N1 Deaths Rise
Parents and guardians of children are dealing more suspiciously with the swine flu H1N1 vaccine more than any other vaccine in recent years. Why are there vaccine doubts? more...
Diffusion, Atom or Molecule Random Movements
Diffusion is the random movement of molecules and atoms. The properties, characteristics, features, and processes of atoms and molecules are important to scientists. more...
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms of Bacteria
Natural antibiotics are products of bacteria and fungi. In the microbial world, chemical battles are fought and microbes have learned well how to protect and defend. more...
Antibiotic Activity at Bacterial Ribosome Sites
The mechanisms of inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis become clearer each year. The recent Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewarded the clearer understanding of ribosomes. more...
Ribosomal Law and Order for Protein Synthesis
The purification and crystallization of ribosomes clarified how structure is related to function and how ribosomes account for the law and order of protein synthesis. more...
Ribosome Structure, Chemistry Nobel Prize 2009
The crystalline structure of ribosomes has been studied by three scientific groups and the group leaders have received the 2009 Nobel Prize for explaining ribosomes. more...
Principles of Ribosome Structure and Function
See the structure, nature and function of ribosomes - cell organelles essential for life. Ribosomes work with messenger RNA to manufacture all necessary cell proteins. more...
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Ethics and Experimental Therapy
By:
Jeffrey Willett
Medicine is often seen as an experimental science, and the use of placebos is common practice. But what happens when the proposed treatment relies on fake surgery? more...
Posthumous Prizes for Foolhardiness
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Rupert Taylor
Some people seem compelled to undertake terrifyingly inane exploits that lead to them paying the ultimate price. more...
By:
Rupert Taylor
Researchers are finding evidence that people associate white with moral purity and black with its opposite. more...
By:
Rupert Taylor
A ceremony is held at Harvard University to parody the prestigious Nobel Prizes to honour more dubious achievements than those recognized in Stockholm. more...
Does Handwriting Really Reveal Personality?
By: Andy Luttrell
Handwriting analysis claims that personality can be understood by examining the individual components of handwriting. Does it work or is it just pseudoscience? more...
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Jeffrey Willett
Zabdiel Boylston, the first American surgeon, is remembered for introducing variolation to Colonial America despite strong opposition from the local medical profession. more...
By: Jenny Ashford
For centuries, so-called "stigmatics" have amazed believers with their miraculous wounds, but skeptical analysis points to fraud. more...
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