Medical Researchers Sadly Deluded

We at Birth Pangs admit it: the authors of a new study debunking the abortion-breast cancer link AGAIN are deluded. Now, we don’t think they are deluded when they say: [T]hey found no statistically significant link between any measure of incomplete pregnancy and breast cancer risk. . . . They found that having an induced [...]

Religion, Science, and the Law

We at Birth Pangs aren’t too keen on religion in general. But the Dalai Lama is pretty cool. He’s OK with homosexuality and even abortion in some circumstances. But we really like this, from wiki: He has also stated his belief that modern scientific findings take precedence over ancient religions. He is in Canada now [...]

Poached Nuts on Research Menu, Hold the Eggs.

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Back in July, we wrote about scientific ‘eggheads’ creating embryonic stem cells by using stimulated yet unfertilized ova, in Virgin Eggs Over Easy, Hold The Sperm. Meanwhile, a different group of scientists with something else on the brain have been playing around with mouse testicles. From the CBC story: Stem cells found in men’s testicles [...]