Archive for December, 2009
Cancer Genomes Revealed: Sun And Smoke Have A Lot (Of Mutations) To Answer For
December 16th, 2009 | 
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A large collaborative effort has sequenced the entire genomes of two of the most common cancer types: skin (‘melanoma‘) and lung (‘small-cell lung cancer)’. The scientists involved report tens of thousands of mutations in the tumors’ genomes, and speculate that their work may expedite the development of specific drugs to treat these diseases.
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City In North Carolina Bars Democratically Elected Official From Office For Being An Atheist
These are strange times. On the one hand, mankind is photographing individual molecules, smashing space rockets into the moon and flinging together sub-atomic particles in the hope of observing the most fundamental units of our universe.
And on the other: they’re barring a guy from taking elected office in the USA because he doesn’t believe in gods.
Jesus, as they say, wept. Read the rest of this entry »
Testosterone Myth Debunked: It Makes People Fairer, Not More Aggressive
It is a widely-held belief that testosterone turns men into wild, aggressive beasts. But a research paper just published shows that the ‘male hormone’ does no such thing. In fact, scientists show, a quick dose of testosterone actually makes women behave more fairly in a laboratory-controlled game.
We foresee some heated discussions tonight at dinner tables everywhere. Read the rest of this entry »
Obesity Gene Discovered, New Excuse Already Prepared
“I’ve got thyroid problems.”
“I’m just big boned.”
“I eat way more calories than I need, even if I were to run two marathons every single day of my life. That is why rolls of my abdominal fat are spilling over the armrest onto your seat.”
People use all sorts of excuses to justify their weight problems (though admittedly, the third example above – honesty – is a rare one). Well, scientists are now reporting that they have found a gene whose loss is associated with compulsive eating an obesity. Expect to hear it used some time very soon. Read the rest of this entry »
Army Scientist Is Infected With Lab-Caught Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)
Scientists at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, Maryland work with various nasty pathogens. They’re the kinds of bugs which, experts predict, would be likely candidates for biological terrorist attacks – anthrax, that sort of thing. Well, someone apparently didn’t follow the rigorous safe-handling procedures correctly, as one of the boffins has contracted a disease known as tularemia, or rabbit fever.
We do not believe the reports claiming that co-workers’ suspicions were first aroused when the researcher began ordering 50-lb bags of carrots delivered to their lab. Read the rest of this entry »
Oceans For Pathi: A Beautiful Looking Upcoming Nature Film
Here at SlantedScience, we are easy to impress. Give us some high-def images of snails giving birth, or meerkats fellating each other and we’re happy. But there’s a movie currently in production which looks set to blow our minds. Oceans For Pathi looks set to become the gold standard for nature cinematography, and we can’t wait for it. Some stills from their archive to follow… Read the rest of this entry »
All Men Are Porno Perverts. Scientific FACT.
Are you a man? Do you watch porn? Then you are useless to science.
Canadian boffins, carrying out a study into the mental effects of watching pornography, wanted some men who had never seen a skinflick to act as their control group. They could not find a single such guy. Men are perverts.