Science Fiction News
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Warming Climate Reverses Sex of
Lizards
High temperatures can reverse the sex
of dragon lizards before they hatch, turning
males into females. The finding, detailed
in the April 20 issue of the journal Science,
could have implications for the development
of life as the planet's climate warms.
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Creating Connection in Communities
Taking a look at the facets of connection,
or even more subjective, what factors play
a part in one person liking another? (Parts
of these are taken from social science studies,
others from personal experience working
in sales and looking at social networks
etc).
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Why Science Must Adapt to Women
It is no secret why women scientists
flow out of the academic pipeline. Numerous
studies have shown that subtle, often unintentional
bias combined with a tenure process that
overlaps childbearing years has a corrosive
effect. To create true equality—to ensure
that the best minds continue—science will
have to adapt to women.
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Donald Rumsfeld, Tamiflu (oseltamivir),
& The Bird Flu Scare
Gilead Sciences is the rightsholder
to the Tamiflu patent. Rumsfeld is a former
chairman of Gilead, and federal disclosure
forms indicate that he owns between USD$5
million and USD$25 million in Gilead stock
(Schwartz 2005 [37]). Gilead's share prices
rose from USD$35 to USD$57 as Bush requested
Congress fund $7.1 billion in emergency
flu spending.
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MythBusters: Help Buster Speak His
Mind
For years our favorite crash-test dummy
has suffered in silence, abused in one stunt
after another -- all in the name of science.
But the time finally has come for Buster
to have his say. And that's where you come
in. We want you to get inside the dummy's
head -- don't take it personally -- and
write his first line ever...
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