As noted in prior posts, one of the most intellectually interesting and satisfying aspects of science is the constant growth of knowledge. I recall that, when I was in college, one of the ...

Prior posts have noted the wonderfully diverse world in which we live, and the interesting results that reflect the results of the evolution of biota. A new study shows that a fungus that ...

Researchers from the University of Bristol Centre for Child and Adolescent Health set out to see if there was any effect on the behavior and intellectual development of children who had ingest ...

As noted in prior posts, the scientific evidence for the "theory" of evolution is overwhelming.  One simply has to keep in mind that the mechanism, as proposed by Darwin, was brilliant for its day, but it ...

While it has been demonstrated repeatedly that antibiotics can act as a selection factor in the evolution of resistance in bacteria, in some cases the exact biochemical mechanism for resistanc ...

Prior posts have noted the controversy surrounding BPA. Despite extensive testing in animals, little is known if consumption of liquids from BPA containing bottles adds to the body burden. New ...

Although alcohol has been consumed for millennia for its intoxicating properties, only recently has the biochemical mechanism by which the effect is caused been elucidated. Researchers, u ...

A prior post noted that OEHHA's DART Committee voted to not list BPA as a reproductive toxicant because although the animal studies were overwhelming in their conclusion that BPA was a reproductive toxicant, there w ...

As noted in prior posts, there has been a tendency to attribute life’s unfortunate circumstances to exogenous variables, a view often promoted by those with an unstated agenda (or just a ...

A prior post noted research that showed that organic food may be more nutritious because of stress; that is, many beneficial factors are enhanced because they are produced in response to a &ld ...

Prior posts have noted the mounting evidence that various phthalates can lead to a variety of disorders in animals in the environment and in humans. For example, the evidence of the terat ...

Numerous prior posts have noted the ever expanding body of research that finds the adverse human health effects of lead arise from lower and lower concentrations and exposure. One of the ...

One of the aspects of aging is that telomeres shorten [a telomere is a region of repetitive DNA at the ends of chromosomes which protects the end of the chromosome from destruction; see Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)

A prior post (7/10/09) noted that the listing of BPA under Prop. 65 was scheduled for consideration by the DART Committee of OEHHA. Although the members of the committee were impressed by the ...

Prior posts have noted that many of humankind's diseases were acquired from domesticated animals.  What is interesting about the recently emerged "swine flu" is its mixture of c ...