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“The U.S. Air Force may soon be adding some serious bling to its aircraft, in the form of windows made from 80-carat diamonds. In theory, the windows would protect jets from high-powered microwaves (HPMs) they would themselves produce. The Air Force is vague on the details, but HPM devices aboard a jet could be used to disrupt or destroy enemy electrical systems. The problem is, they could also disrupt systems on board the jet itself.” Link
Obama Lifts Stem Cell Ban
Revolutionary Research Could Cure Multiple Diseases… Bush, Conservative Republicans Blocked Science… Obama Vows To Keep Politics Out Of Scientific Advances…
Saving Lives, Obama Style
Obama plan to lift ban on stem cell funding applauded by scientists… Religious right opposes life-saving research…
“A Swedish research scientist has discovered that the current generation of pedigree dogs, normally social and curious creatures by nature, are disinterested, shy and less responsive to commands than their ancestors. The study found show-quality and ‘handbag’ pooches were the most likely to lack the instincts of previous generations, which were bred for their strength, hunting and working abilities, rather than their looks. ” [Link]
“Women’s orgasm frequency increases with the income of their partner,’ said Dr Thomas Pollet, the Newcastle University psychologist behind the research. He believes the phenomenon is an ‘evolutionary adaptation’ that is hard-wired into women, driving them to select men on the basis of their perceived quality.” [Link]
“Recent research has shown that socio-emotional meanings, including sexual ones, are conveyed in human sweat. Researchers at the Rice University in Texas found that women can subconsciously sniff out men who are attracted to them.” [Link]
“Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mummy thought to be that of Queen Seshestet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said on Thursday. After five hours spent lifting the lid of a sarcophagus in a pyramid discovered south of Cairo last year, they found a skull, legs, pelvis, other body parts wrapped in linen, and ancient pottery, the government’s antiquities department said.” [Link]
“A new study in the U.K. by Craig Roberts, a University of Liverpool professor who focuses on the role of scent in mate choice among humans and mice, indicates that there might be a whiff of truth in it. The research found that men who used Lynx deodorant, Axe’s British-brand cousin, were seen as more attractive by females than men who used a ‘placebo’ deodorant with no fragrance. ” [Link]
“Researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria. On average, the Chicago women weighed 184 pounds and the Nigerian women weighed 127 pounds. Researchers had expected to find that the slimmer Nigerian women would be more physically active. To their surprise, they found no significant difference between the two groups in the amount of calories burned during physical activity. ” [Link]
Breast Cancer Walk picture
“Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hope to begin clinical trials this spring on a vaccine to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. If successful, the vaccine would not replace traditional treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation but could be an additional treatment for patients, said Laura Hutchins, the principal investigator, professor of internal medicine, and director of the division of hematology and oncology.” [Link]
