Category Archives: Biology

Afternoon LOL

I found some funny, Enjoy!

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Legislating Morality

Yeah, this’ll work! San Francisco, the city that regulated Happy Meal toys and banned plastic grocery bags, has a new target in its health-conscious, eco-friendly crosshairs: plastic water bottles. City officials are considering an ordinance that would require owners of … Continue reading

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Neat Use for Ketamine

Its a commonly used veterinary tranquilizer/anesthetic and a recreational drug, but I hadn’t heard this before: Researchers at the Neuro Psychiatric Center next to Ben Taub General Hospital are testing one infusion of ketamine for its short-term effects in treating … Continue reading

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I’d Still Be Flattered

Marine Biologist names parasite after Bob Marley A tiny blood-sucking parasite that infests fish on Caribbean coral reefs has been named after Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley. Arkansas State University marine biologist Paul Sikkel discovered the parasite off the U.S. … Continue reading

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Beard Facts

Via Jack. This is just awesome! Don’t shave, men. It isn’t good for you!

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Ever Had a Bee in Your Car?

You freak out when a bee or wasp gets caught in your car. This guy has you beat! Neat story! h/t Mrs. Weer’d

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Quote of the Day

Gotta love the language police part of the “Progressive” Goal Post Moving: First of all, Mr. … Ms. … um … “Van” doesn’t want to be referred to with a “gendered pronoun.” Not for nothing, but as wonderful as the … Continue reading

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Asterisk

Recently the world went nuts over Steroid use in professional baseball, and there was talk of marking the record books with Asterisks to note players who were using modern medicine to their advantage. I get the concern. Steroids allow for … Continue reading

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The Onion Parodies The Anti-Gun Argument

Picture Joan Peterson instead of “Shelby” and I find I laugh a LOT harder!

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Again With the Bathsalts Zombies

They’ll eat you! An Atlanta man was arrested after stripping down to his underwear at a local driving range and threatening to eat people after ingesting bath salts, police said. Witnesses said that Karl Laventure came out of the woods … Continue reading

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