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An emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wis., has studied the link between the virus Ad-36 and obesity.  The professor, Richard Atkinson,  researched chickens, mice and marmosets.  He found that these animals were fatter after becoming infected with a human adenovirus that usually causes colds, eye infections and diarrhea.  Tests […]

The Eastern or Moutain Bongo of Kenya is an extremenly rare antelope. Theses antelope are only found in one remote region of Keyna. Bongos are the largest and heaviest antelope and are recognizable by their stripes and spiraled horns. In the 1890’s, the disease rinderpest almost exterminated the species. They havea  bright reddish-brown color and have very […]

     
   
What or who is a superdelegate?
There are 800 superdelegates casting 795 votes (”Democrats Abroad” get 1/2 vote)  The news has prominently shown us Dan Abrams - he is a college age superdelegate. That could mean anyone can be a superdelegate .. right? Don’t be decieved.   
Superdelegates are senior Democratic National Party (DNC) officials that include (a) Democratic […]

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented “in your face” flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.
The spacecraft, orchestrating its closest approach to date, will skirt along the edges of huge Old-Faithful-like geysers erupting from giant fractures on the south pole of Enceladus. Cassini will sample scientifically valuable water-ice, dust and gas in […]

 BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.

Salamanders can regrow types of tissue to make limbs like completely growing a new tail.  A study published in the Nov 2. 2007 issue of the Journal of Science, discusses how a protein called nAG helps in the process of stem cells forming new limbs in red-spotted newts.  Studying red-spotted newts has helped us better […]