Scientific research suffers due to pressure for positive results

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Jorn van Dooren

The scientific community can be a dog-eat-dog world, with many scientists vying for the same jobs and grants. The researcher going home with the price is often the one with the most publications in high-ranking. A study by the University … Continue reading →

Constant access to the internet is changing what we remember.

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Judy Keen

Ever look up the name of the actor in that movie and forget who it was when asked again just a few hours later? This type of recall (or lack thereof) is happening more frequently. A new study in Science … Continue reading →

New mutations identified in head and neck cancer

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Judy Keen

Efforts are underway to indentify the mutations in tumor cells that may give rise to cancer. Analysis of mutations in tumors from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) identified some familiar players (TP53, CDKN2A, PTEN, PIK3CA, HRAS … Continue reading →

Climategate’s raw data released to the public

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jorn van Dooren

In 2009 the Climate Research Centre (CRU) at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK was accused of withholding and manipulating data. But while it was later cleared of the charges, the accusations still put a serious dent in … Continue reading →

Science suffers from faked sense of controversy

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Potential new biomarker for neurofibromatosis identified

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Judy Keen

Published today in BMC Medicine, scientists have found a new biomarker, MIA, for neurofibromatosis, a disease that affects 1 in 3000. Although many cases are benign cafe au lait spots, some cases can result in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. … Continue reading →

Average African woman has more than 5 children, African population growth accelerating over rest of 21st century, problem ‘non-existent’

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Demography is statistics in its plainest form, and the below picture says it all. It is not the world population that is growing, it is the African and Asian populations that are growing – and dwarfing all the other continents.

New infographic explains cloud geoengineering story

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jorn van Dooren

It first cost us thousands of words and various articles on cloud whitening geoengineering and presumed cloud climate feedbacks. But we feel these 8 Rembrandts might do a much better job at communicating some of the most confusing climate science:

Biobased is unknown

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jorn van Dooren

What makes a product biobased? Could you answer this question? If not, you are not alone. According to Genencor Household Sustainability Index, over 60 per cent of surveyed American and Canadian consumers have not even heard of the term ‘biobased’.

New CDC guidelines

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Judy Keen

Today, the CDC released its latest list of recommendations to improve health and reduce obesity in children. Some of the recommendations include reducing intake of low-nutrition, high sugar foods by limiting access in middle and high schools, reducing time watching … Continue reading →

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