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Bird Flu: Fact or Fiction

Hollywood has brought out its version of bird flu, a blur of fact and fiction which scientists say could confuse the public//. .."Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America," an ABC made-for-television movie, airs May 9, just as scientists are to begin testing of wild birds in Alaska that could herald the arrival of bird flu in North America. Scientists fear the bird flu virus could evolve so it could b...

Bionic Women –No longer the Stuff of Science Fictio

Claudia Mitchell, was a United States Marine who lost her arm in a motorcycle accident. She has become the first woman to be fitted// with a new prosthetic arm that is controlled by her own nerves. ..She talked about how she used it to cut a steak which was the first that she had been able to eat in a conventional way since her accident of over two years ago. She said, “That was a very big thin...

Human Pheromones: Fact and Fiction

Valentine’s Day often brings hopes of romance, sometimes spurring aspiring Romeos or Juliets to seek assistance from products marketed as human pheromones. // ....It’s just wishful thinking, according to George Preti, PhD and Charles Wysocki, PhD, scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. ..'We still have much to learn about pheromonal communication in humans. However, based on what we...