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Banning Dangerous Research: Hindering Vaccination Development

POLICY Is the suspension of the Vaccine development really for the better The gain of function (GOF) studies has been around for years. It's more popular for the term mutation, which scientists have been applying to a lot of things such as viruses, to create more potent and high class deadly virus and eventually find the cure or the perfect vaccine that could fight against the current deadly viral diseases such as MERS, SARS and Influenza.

The Danger of Powdered Caffeine

Warning letters were sent to five distributors of pure powdered caffeine because of the detrimental side effects it posed to its consumers.

Fatty Deposits Could Trigger Alzheimer's Disease

A new discovery could be the medical breakthrough for the dreaded type of Dementia. A fact that had been overlooked for so many years has just been recognized as one of the catalysts for the Alzheimer's disease.

Urine Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer At An Early Age

Pancreatic cancer belongs to the deadliest cancer of the world and has the highest listed date rate. Early detection of pancreatic cancer can lead to high survival rate and this can be done with a simple urine test.

Ecstasy for the Terminally Ill? Will This Party Drug Prove Effective Against Anxiety?

Scientists from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) are hoping to help 18 terminally ill patients relieve their anxiety, depression, and fear in the next year during extended psychotherapy sessions enhanced by MDMA (ecstasy). The Marin County-based double-blind trial will see subjects test either full doses of MDMA (125 milligrams) or active placebo doses (30 milligrams).

Ocean Microbes and How They Affect Our Atmosphere in the Age of Climate Change

That restorative sea breeze you enjoy on your vacation is more complex than most of us realize. Now, researchers from the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) have demonstrated that microbes in seawater influence our climate, shaping the ways that sunlight enters the ocean as clouds form. The study recently presented to the American Chemical Society shows that it is the microbes in the seawater that control the way sea spray enters into the atmosphere, and everything that follows that.

The Future of Home-Brewed Medicines and How Researchers Are Pushing Past Original Elixirs

Humans have always sought ways to alter their consciousness. Throughout our history as a species we have created and improved techniques for growing, brewing, processing, and, now, synthesizing mind-altering substances. Now, researchers from Concordia University in Quebec and University of California, Berkeley have detailed the steps needed to morphine from scratch from a simple yeast fungus.

How to Make Biofuel: Feeding Algae with Wastewater

Feeding Algae with Wastewater, Makng Biofuel As society shifts to wanting more sustainable sources fuels and other products, many groups are looking at different organisms to act as biological factories.
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