From 1-5 July, around five hundred astronomers and space scientists will gather at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, for the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting 2013 (NAM 2013), one of Europe’s largest professional astronomy conferences. NAM 2013 will see presentations on cutting-edge research in astronomy and space science, covering topics like the rise in solar activity and its effect on space weather; planets around other stars, dark matter, cosmology, proposed space missions, results from the ALMA and LOFAR radio observatories, astronomical heritage and education and public outreach. Continue reading
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Sports Medicine New Frontiers: Platelet-Rich-Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy
CLEARWATER, Fla., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sports Medicine is always at the forefront of innovative medical technology. Athletes are constantly striving to improve. Records are broken as humans run faster, jump higher, and strive for higher levels of performance Continue reading
LNK Aerospace Introduction – Video
LNK Aerospace Introduction Composite Materials R D Centre “Centre Composite” together with the Riga Scientific Experimental Centre “Aviatest, LNK” Ltd. carries out experimental tests on specimens to determine physical… By: Olga Karashevska Continue reading
NASA Announces the Discovery of the Most Interesting Planetary System Outside Our Own
Artist’s rendering of Kepler-62e (NASA) The Kepler Space Telescope has been in orbit looking for planets around other stars since 2009, and it’s started to find some startlingly interesting solar systems out there. Continue reading
Precision for Medicine, Inc. Appoints Former FDA Advisor Vicki Seyfert-Margolis as Chief of Science and Strategy
CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Precision for Medicine, Inc. (Precision) today announced that Vicki Seyfert-Margolis PhD has joined the company as Chief of Science and Strategy. Dr Continue reading
NASA plan to capture asteroid rooted in Caltech study
This asteroid mission brings together the best of NASA’s science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve the President’s goals faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers than continuing with business as usual. (NASA/Advanced Concepts Laboratory) NASA’s new plan to lasso an asteroid and bring it into orbit around the moon sounds like it came straight out of science fiction, but it actually emerged from an idea by an Italian student and a Caltech study by the Keck Institute, which looks into outside-the-box concepts. The proposed $78 million asteroid initiative is included in NASA’s 2014 budget plan, unveiled by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, and would meet the president’s previous goal to send humans to an asteroid by 2025. Continue reading
ACGT Provides Seed Money for T-Cell Immunotherapy Cell and Gene Therapy Research; Successful Clinical Trials for …
ACGT today announced that seed money provided for innovative T-Cell immunotherapy cell and gene therapy research has led to two successful Clinical Trials for treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia resulting in remissions in both children and adults who had no other hope of recovery. Stamford, Connecticut (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 According to Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, ACGT Scientific Advisory Council member and Research Fellow, and senior author of the Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia study published March 21st in the journal Science Translational Medicine, This is a very exciting finding for patients and a major achievement in the field of targeted immunotherapy. Sadelain explained that these successful treatments would not have been possible had not been for the startup funding from ACGT. Continue reading
Forced Medicine: The Philosophy Behind Fluoridation – Video
Forced Medicine: The Philosophy Behind Fluoridation TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=7144 Scientific studies have linked fluoridation of the water supply to lowered IQs, increased risk o… Continue reading
Sangamo’s HIV Gene Therapy Is A Valuation Prop, Nothing More
RICHMOND, Calif. (TheStreet) — Sangamo BioSciences (SGMO) is a gene therapy company with a single product in human clinical studies and a market value of more than $500 million. Continue reading
Eugenics Movement Calls for Eco-Dictatorship Under UN Rule – HD – Video
Eugenics Movement Calls for Eco-Dictatorship Under UN Rule – HD In a peer-reviewed paper by the American Institute of Biological Sciences titled “Social Norms and Global Environmental Challenges” (available ahead of print), to be published in the march 2013 edition of the Institute's yearly journal BioScience, a group of well-known scientists calls on government and scientists to start with the planned social engineering of “norms” and “values” in regards to environmental policies. In addition, they propose putting into effect all sorts of environmental fines and regulations in the spirit of Agenda 21 to hasten the social acceptance of increased governmental control. Also, they propose that the scientific community as a whole should align itself with government “through a concerted effort to change personal and social norms”. Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapy With Bob – Thomas Schwarzl – SBI – Runner up 2013 – Video
Stem Cell Therapy With Bob – Thomas Schwarzl – SBI – Runner up 2013 Tom is a science punk from the Alps doing his PhD with Systems Biology Ireland. Continue reading
Health and Medicine at the Inflection Point–Today's Perspective from Ray Kurzweil
There are few voices in the scientific community that have looked so deep and so far into our humanity. Ray Kurzweil is certainly one of these visionaries. Continue reading
Special Assignment: Dangers of herbal medicine
The high cost of some western medicine is pushing more and more people to turn to alternative medicine. Jose Rodolfo Fierro is one of those people. He came to his local market in Juarez, Mexico to buy a natural herb known as cundeamor Continue reading
Why do Stars Twinkle? What are Pulsars? – Video
Why do Stars Twinkle? What are Pulsars? Continue reading
Addiction Research – Video
Addiction Research Scientific research in the fields of prevention, treatment, and recovery mdash;as related to both mental and substance use disorders mdash;has led to many exciting discoveries and insights. The practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery in behavioral health is increasingly becoming evidence-based by incorporating these scientific advancements. What steps are being taken to shorten the time between significant research findings and their dissemination to the field? Continue reading
The Blackwell Companion – Video
The Blackwell Companion Buy from Amazon CA Site www.amazon.ca Product Description The Blackwell Companion A cutting-edge survey of contemporary thought at the intersection of science and Christianity.Provides a cutting-edge survey of the central ideas at play at the intersection of science and Christianity through 54 original articles by world-leading scholars and rising stars in the discipline Focuses on Christianity's interaction with Science to offer a fine-grained analysis of issues such as multiverse theories in cosmology, convergence in evolution, Intelligent Design, natural theology, human consciousness, artificial intelligence, free will, miracles, and the Trinity, amongst many othersAddresses major historical developments in the relationship between science and Christianity, including Christian patristics, the scientific revolution, the reception of Darwin, and twentieth century fundamentalismDivided into 9 Parts: Historical Episodes; Methodology; Natural Theology; Cosmology Physics; Evolution; The Human Sciences; Christian Bioethics; Metaphysical Implications; The Mind; Theology; and Significant Figures of the 20th CenturyIncludes diverse perspectives and broadens the conversation from the Anglocentric tradition Disclaimer: Orchid is a participant in the Amazon.ca, Inc. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon CA Site. Continue reading
2012 Axis Shifts, Geomagnetic Reversals and Metaphysical Evolution – Video
2012 Axis Shifts, Geomagnetic Reversals and Metaphysical Evolution A student of spirituality, Xenethon, discussed the scientific, ancient, and astrological interpretations of 2012, as well as ideas related to metaphysical evolution. “We as human beings seek to evolve,” and we have done so physically, but now we need to do so spiritually, he said. Continue reading
Gene Therapy of – Video
Gene Therapy of Buy from Amazon CA Site www.amazon.ca Product Description Gene Therapy of The Second Edition of Gene Therapy of Cancer provides crucial updates on the basic science and ongoing research in this field, examining the state of the art technology in gene therapy and its therapeutic applications to the treatment of cancer. The clinical chapters are improved to include new areas of research and more successful trials Continue reading
Induction and Deduction – Video
Induction and Deduction Buy from Amazon CA Site www.amazon.ca Product Description Induction and Deduction The articles in this volume deal with the main inferential methods that can be applied to different kinds of experimental evidence. These contributions – accompanied with critical comments – by renowned scholars in the field of philosophy of science aim at removing the traditional opposition between inductivists and deductivists. They explore the different methods of explanation and justification in the sciences in different contexts and with different objectives. Continue reading
Provia Labs’ Store-A-Tooth™ Announces Top Expert in Stem Cell Biobanking as its Scientific Advisor
Authority in Regenerative Medicine, Cell Therapy and Stem Cell Research and Development Joins Provia Labs’ Scientific Advisory Team. (PRWeb December 18, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/JoeLaningPhDJoinsProvia/12_18_2012/prweb10249645.htm Continue reading