Recent content by Beelzebub

Well about the plausability of it becoming real.

Here is the paper published in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cns.12713/full

Head transplant team reports success in rats Sergio Canavero and his team, who plan to carry out the first head transplant later this year, say they have successfully repaired severed spinal cords in rats, using the proposed technique. Italian neurosurgeon Canavero has drawn widespread...

I'm a student of classical philology and Romance languages at University (majoring in Latin and Romanian), and from my experience studying Latin does help with other Romance languages - I can deduce meaning in French for example, or Portuguese even if I haven't studied it formally, since they're...

Thanks a bunch for all the information! I'm not from the US, and I wasn't aware of that site's political leaning. It's reassuring to know that it's not as dramatic as they claim it to be. I was aware though of some historical disputes regarding lead - namely its possible role in the demise of...

Here is Environmental Agency Protection site regarding the lead safety : https://www.epa.gov/lead

jimmcnamara, thanks for all the information and the links! :smile:

From the study: Overall, 20% of 2,164 baby food samples and 14% of the other 10,064 food samples had detectable levels of lead. At least one sample in 52 of the 57 types of baby food analyzed by FDA had detectable levels of lead in it. Lead was most commonly found in the following baby foods...

Is lead in the US food supply decreasing our IQ? The environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on June 15 released a study about dietary lead exposure, with a focus on food intended for babies and young children. Using a Federal Drug Administration (FDA) database of food...

Well, I hope they would since apparently, we would need a whole lot of them to combat the plastic waste problem. But at least it gives some hope. :) These creatures, the larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), can devour polyethylene, which along with the closely related...

haha :smile: I'm really glad wax worms have grown an appetite for polyethylene as well; hopefully, they'll grow even bigger appetites and help us when it comes to dealing with pollution. Here is a video of them eating a plastic bag...

I just love these opposite birds, and could only wish that at least one of the species from that lineage survived Creataceous-tertiary extinction.

Wax moth larvae can consume and degrade polyethylene at an impressive rate Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the larvae of the greater wax moth can efficiently degrade polyethylene, which accounts for 40 percent of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial...

because George W. Bush shaved of his moustache and opted for 5 o' clock shadow instead. Why is night black, and not pink?

Oh wow, thanks! I messed up royally.