If I understand macro-evolution rightly, it means that some divine force switch from one species to another. Recalling that the development from fertilized egg (a unicellular organism) to adult individual (many-cellular) may be seen as a stepwise modified recapitulation of the evolution of the individual, there is perhaps no need for any macro-evolution, at least not for our own species.
Is Morgellons Grey Goo? See Proof
Will Kaiser/CDC admit we are infected with this? How will they react in the litterbox?
People not always needed to alleviate loneliness
New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings to keep them company. “Biological reproduction is not a very efficient way to alleviate one’s loneliness, but you can make up people when you’re motivated to do so,” said Nicholas Epley, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. “When people lack a sense of connection with other people, they are more likely to see their pets, gadgets or gods as human-like.”
Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water’s special properties
Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature.
Autism Risk Higher in People with Gene Variant
Scientists have found a variation in a gene that may raise the risk of developing autism, especially when the variant is inherited from mothers rather than fathers. The research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Inheriting the gene variant does not mean that a child will inevitably develop autism. It means that a child may be more vulnerable to developing the disease than are children without the variation.
Multinationals in emerging China should stick to their own ways of managing
When it comes to breaking into the lucrative Chinese market, foreign multinational retailers should keep largely to their own, time-tested management techniques, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Seeds and wafers show promise in treating brain tumors
In the battle against malignant brain tumors, dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study led by specialists at the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital.
NASA team to help identify causes of stroke
A group of atmospheric research scientists at NASA’s National Space Science and Technology Center, or NSSTC, felt a little like they were in a foreign country when they first met with representatives from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Public Health recently to discuss a research partnership. “When we first got together, it was as if we were speaking entirely different languages,” says NASA’s Dale Quattrochi. But soon both parties began to realize how NASA satellite data could translate into useful public health information.
‘Creator’ gene for cerebral cortex points to new treatments
Researchers have identified a gene that is specifically responsible for generating the cerebral cortex, a finding that could lead to stem cell therapies to treat brain injuries and diseases such as stroke and Alzheimer’s.
California flood risks are ‘disaster waiting to happen’
While flooding in California’s Central Valley is “the next big disaster waiting to happen,” water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to engineers at the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering in separate reports to California officials and in the journal Science.