Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming a significant public health crisis (though perhaps not quite as significant as the media would like you to believe). Now, there is evidence that one vector for developing resistance to antibiotics comes from people eating chicken that was fed antibiotics. Industry groups have long challenged this claim, but this newest study was done in the Netherlands, where incidence of drug-resistant bacteria is still low, while the use of antibiotics in poultry production is still high, making the causation argument much stronger.
Holy Helioshpere, Batman! There are HOLES in the SUN! No wonder it’s so fucking hot! The sun is leaking! (Okay, not really.)
Do you remember the story from a few years ago that scientists had begun to seriously consider the idea that the universe might actually be just a computer simulation? Well, put the doobie down for a second and read this Wired story that says “Eh, not so much.” Probably.
What’s the difference between sea anemones and a room full of sorority girls? The sea anemones have distinct and individual personalities. Biologists have determined that individual sea anemones will behave in unique but predictable responses to stimuli, which how behavioral scientist define “personality”.
