Category Archives: She Blinded Me With Science

Swine flu: How profitable at such an opportune time…

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Maybe Tamiflu should be called RummyFlu?How profitable? Very, according to YVKE Mundial and Telesur: The transnational drug companies Roche and GlaxoSmithKline are the only two laboratories that produce oseltamivir and zanamivir, used to treat patients with swine flu. Oseltamivir, produced … Continue reading →

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It’s 4:20 somewhere…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Maybe on a cancer ward in Spain? Check this out: Treatment with the active ingredient of marijuana, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can destroy human and mouse cancer cells by stimulating autophagy, the natural process leading to cell death, according to a report … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on beauty queens

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Remember this?Sadly, it’s more representative than exceptional. I shit thee not.Oh come on, admit it. You know it as well as I do, gentle reader: Beauty queens are twits. It goes with the territory. They don’t need no stinkin’ depth; … Continue reading →

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Riddip!

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

You’re looking at Noblella pygmaea, a native of Peru. It’s the smallest frog found in the Andes, and one of the smallest in the world. It lives at an altitude of 3000 metres above sea level, in the Manu National … Continue reading →

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Never underestimate the Power of the Internets

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And while you’re at it, don’t underestimate the power of a LOLcat, either. Those beasties can eat your soul and poop it out vastly improved–if you are lucky.But enough about the cats. The humans are still in control of this … Continue reading →

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Whaddya know…

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I was right about Michelle Bachelet’s visit to Cuba. She’s hot for their healthcare bod! The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, expressed to her Cuban counterpart, Raúl Castro, an interest on the part of her country in learning Cuba’s experience … Continue reading →

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Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Preacher Man from Down Under

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I feel for Australia right now. Not only do they have dozens of bushfires and nearly 200 gruesome deaths to deal with, they also have fundamentalist fools who insist on twisting the tragedy to their own ends. Case in point: … Continue reading →

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BoingBoing gets rolled by Venezuelan oppo; ‘Bina rolls back

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Look what happens when you take a deliberate misinterpretation of a local event seriously. You get poopy-doo everywhere! Guido David Núñez-Mujica tells Boing Boing, On Saturday, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez decreed that February the 2nd, the anniversary of his ascent … Continue reading →

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So much for the joys of Rugged Individualism and Family Values

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, conservatards, I feel so sorry for you…science has just pwned you yet again: Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego have found that “happiness” is not the result solely of a cloistered journey filled … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Ah-ah-ah-AHCHOO!!!

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Guess what, folkies, this might not be as much of a joke as we thought! A simple sneeze may be a tell-tale sign of sexual arousal for a select few, research suggests.Two British doctors investigated the phenomenon after reading of … Continue reading →

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