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Molecule of the Week (10)
December 7, 2008 – 11:14 pm | No Comment
Molecule of the Week (10)

This week’s molecule comes from research at the University of Calabria, Italy about Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes which may be active as anticancer agents (Pucci, D.; Bellusci, A.; Bernardini, S.; Bloise, R.; Crispini, A.; Federici, G.; …

Genetically Modified Foods
December 1, 2008 – 11:38 pm | 7 Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

A recent article reports that countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, specifically China, are relaxing previous restrictions on the importation and research of genetically modified crops.   This is because of the increasing demand for food …

Seriously…let’s talk about creationism.
October 20, 2008 – 8:25 pm | 3 Comments
Seriously…let’s talk about creationism.

I know Dr. Kassel brought this up before, but I just heard it again on the news and I had to see what the story was.  Republican nominee John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin advocate teaching …