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[novapsyche]

Evidence of rapid evolution is found at the tips of chromosomes -- "In terms of their telomeres, mice are more complicated than humans."

Important Genetic Research Involving Pseudogenes at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Reinforces Theory of Evolution

Radiocarbon testing challenges understanding of ancient Hawaiian architecture, social complexity

Association between famine and schizophrenia may yield clues about inherited diseases and conditions

News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience -- I was particularly interested in "Finding Yourself in Your Own Brain"

Marijuana use causes early pregnancy failure -- This is a bad side effect that is scientifically proven. This I can respect. (Somehow I can see this being twisted used by the Culture-o-Lifists....)

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[akaiyume.livejournal.com]

This is a bad side effect that is scientifically proven. This I can respect. (Somehow I can see this being twisted used by the Culture-o-Lifists....)

Sigh. The very least the Culture-o-Lifists could do is target the industries which contribute to the air pollution which has been shown to increase rates of implant failure. If I were any less cynical I might wonder why they were ignoring some causes of pregnancy failure and not others.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know more about this, if you have any links or anything.

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[akaiyume.livejournal.com]

I don't think it has been narrowed down to specific industries so much as air pollution. This is what I was thinking of:

A study showing decreased fertility in mice due to air pollution (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15820725&dopt=Abstract)

and

study linking air pollution to low birth weight and birth defects in humans (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1216-01.htm)

and

a study linking air pollution with infant death (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15128459&dopt=Abstract)

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

"In terms of their telomeres, mice are more complicated than humans."

In terms of their thinking and reasoning abilities, mice are more complicated than a number of humans of my acquaintance.

[quility.livejournal.com]

Re ahte marijuana and pregancy article - I don;t know the journal that this is from. It claims relevancy and logevity - but I don't recognize it.

From a source I trust (former dean fo the college of nursing at the University of Iowa) - when she was studying marijuana in Jamaica - they didn't find any relationship between pregancy complications and marijuana. but I have no links. Just a memory of a speech she gave.