Episode #388
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Last Week’s Puzzle: There are three boxes. One is labeled ‘CARROTS’ another is labeled ‘CELERY’. The last one is labeled ‘CARROTS AND CELERY’. You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one vegetable from one box which you choose. How can you label the boxes correctly?
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
New research indicates that Alzheimer’s disease may be a prion disease similar to mad cow disease. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/347025/title/Prions_may_cause_Alzheimer%E2%80%99s
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Item #2
Fiction
Scientists have created a new form of DNA based upon 8 nucleic acids, rather than 4, with potential applications in DNA computing. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/347026/title/Finding_new_ways_to_spell_L-I-F-E
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Item #3
Science
A new study finds that the ovaries of adult women contain stem cells that are able to generate new oocytes right up to menopause. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/347022/title/Women_may_make_new_eggs
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves.’ - David Hume