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Myriad Genetics Not Allowed To Play, `GOD`

Luke Easter takes a poetic look at the issues surrounding Myriad Genetics and their controversial attempt to patent technology.

(CLEVELAND) - When options for healthcare are denied, and scientific advances thwarted, the results are staggering and tragic. Medical care is no option for so many people in this nation where some of the most powerful voices hold only disdain for the poor.

Americans are a proud lot, so why do they harm each other so intensely? Luke Easter's poem below goes right to the heart of the matter.

Study: Ocean Acidification Killing Oysters by Inhibiting Shell Formation

The study is important, scientists say it documents for the first time the links among shell formation rate, available energy, and sensitivity to acidification.

(CORVALLIS) - In recent years, the Pacific NW oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered mortality rates sufficient to make production non-economically feasible.

Now a new study led by researchers at Oregon State University has documented why oysters appear so sensitive to increasing acidity.

Marijuana: The Unique, Best Tranquilizer

Yes, it really is the best!

(PORTLAND, OR) - I can feel a bunch of psychotherapy-minded psychiatrists jumping up and down, causing a minor earthquake. That's OK, we pharmacologists have a totally different understanding about what goes on under patient's hats.

Besides that, it was the biochemists who made the first discoveries about what made the wheels in the head go around or not go around.

3D Printing: The Future Has Arrived

This may be the single most amazing thing I have ever seen...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - My son Christian who is 13, was shown a video in school today, that seemingly redefines the future. It is called 3-d printing. Machines now have the ability to literally "print" a replica of any item that can be scanned. Confused yet? It is perfectly OK, this is something that most of us could not have predicted.

It isn't exactly brand new. As you will note by the date on the YouTube video, this technology has been around in its usable form for a couple of years.

Mermaids are Real

A team of NOAA researchers proved that mermaids exist, then the police came and seized their research, but it was too late to stop the scientific revelation.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - This article's title is quite a claim, I only went with it because mermaids are now an accepted, proven, scientific fact.

The theory is that millions of years ago, the human species developed or evolved, into a water creature, still resembling a human being, still retaining much of the human structure, but with a recessed skull for enhanced audio ability and a fin in place of legs.

Review of ET Hearings in Washington DC

Several former members of Congress convened to learn about visitors from outer space and a lack of governmental disclosure.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The following is a collection of press releases issued in regard to the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure, the 'ET' (Extraterrestrial) Hearings held last week in the nation's capitol.

The group says information collected in recent days will be used to gather facts for the creation of effective laws.

John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Create Stem Cells Identical to Embryonic Stem Cells Without Destroying Human Embryo

New test may allow the therapeutic use of induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS.

(MADRID) - John B. Gurdon of the UK and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan, have created cells whose characteristics are identical to those of embryonic cells, but without destroying human embryos.

The Swedish Academy said that both Gurdon and Yamanaka "have revolutionized our understanding of how cells and bodies develop", and allowed to refine unusual "methods of diagnosis and therapy".

Scientists Change Their View on Space: It Is About Time

While I endured many years of frustration, now I can enjoy and take pride in the fact that I have been trying to promote a concept that has been proven to be correct.

(SAN DIEGO) - In a Nov. 5, 1997 NASA news conference, Dr. Alan Title said: “We have finally solved a 55 year old puzzle; why is it hundreds of times hotter outside the Sun than inside. The Sun is surrounded by the equivalent of an electric blanket. The blanket is heated by magnetism, however, not by electricity.”

What they discovered is the electromagnetic energy fields depicted in the photo.

Still Optimistic About Haley`s Comet

Unfortunately, as one scientist said many years ago: "We must wait until an entire generation of scientists die before a significant change is made in their theories."

(SAN DIEGO) - Now that the video of the “Deep Impact: Confirming the Electric Comet” report has been reported, I wonder how much longer it will take before the scientists recognize that their basic premise was wrong?

I don’t expect scientists to say “Mr. Chromie was right and we were wrong” but they should be expected to realize that the coma and tail don't result of sublimation of water ice and dust...

Vilified by a Member of the Planetary Society

Scientists are slowly catching up...

(SAN DIEGO) - Thirty one years ago I was vilified by a member of the Planetary Society for an article I wrote to the “Letters Editor” section of a small local newspaper.

Now I consider this attack on “a beautiful example of gross scientific illiteracy” as a compliment because history has proven that I was right and he and the scientists were the ones who were scientifically illiterate in this particular circumstance.