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A Word to Describe Monsanto is Unethical.97

A Word to Describe Monsanto is Unethical.

Genetically modified food is in our daily life whether we know about it or not. It is better to know what's going on than not to know. I highly recommend the 2010 thoroughly researched book, "The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption and the Control of our Food Supply." The author is Marie-Monique Robin. You can read this little hub and then if you are duly concerned, head to your library.

26 comments    maui
Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths92

Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths

We've probably all heard the stories about Frankenstein experiments gone awry and creatures being crossed that would never have bred together in nature. Or perhaps we heard stories growing up about cabbits and griffins and wondered if they might...

25 comments    education how pets
Nature vs. Nurture: Are we shaped by one or both?91

Nature vs. Nurture: Are we shaped by one or both?

Photo curtosy of Google Images Nature vs. Nurture is a widely debated topic in the field of psychology. The nature vs. nurture issue has to do with whether biology shapes who we are or environment. Biology is the nature side and environment is the...

11 comments    nature environment psychology
23andMe Review90

23andMe Review

My review of 23andMe, which I used to get important & interesting information about my health and ancestry. Includes screenshots and a discussion of features.

25 comments    review genetic testing dna test
What Will My Baby Look Like?91

What Will My Baby Look Like?

Soon-to-be parents are rather curious about how their baby will look like. This hub looks at how this can be possible through the virtual baby maker, study of genetics and the use of 3D and 4D ultrasound.

55 comments    pregnancy genes ultrasound
Rare Birth Defects: Babies Born Without Eyes - What is Anophthalmia And Microphthalmia90

Rare Birth Defects: Babies Born Without Eyes - What is Anophthalmia And Microphthalmia

Babies born without eyes. Read more about the strange and rare birth defect called anophthalmia or microphthalmia.

42 comments    children birth defects ican
Charles Darwin and Evolution: Genetic Science uproots the Tree of Life90

Charles Darwin and Evolution: Genetic Science uproots the Tree of Life

The idea of the 'Tree of Life' was central to Darwin's ideas of evolution. For Darwin. evolution was linear but evidence accumulating from the emerging fields of evoltionary gentics paint a very different picture. Instead of a Tree of Life the new evidence suggests a web of life.

22 comments    evolution tree of life
Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, The Living Fossil in my Yard90

Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, The Living Fossil in my Yard

Dawn Redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides) is a type of redwood tree that can grow on the East Coast of the US. Previously known only as a fossil, Dawn Redwood was rediscovered in China in the 1940's.

79 comments    growing trees tall trees
Narcissistic & Sociopathic Ideology Within Bloodlines91

Narcissistic & Sociopathic Ideology Within Bloodlines

Have you ever been close to someone you thought was as good as gold for years and years only to eventually have had the mask of sanity unveiled itself to find out that they were actually the most crafty, manipulative, devious, deceitful and...

13 comments    psychology mental health abuse
Native American Nations Around The World - A Genetic Sub-Polar Route and Evidence to 201290

Native American Nations Around The World - A Genetic Sub-Polar Route and Evidence to 2012

Genetic research has shown evidence of specific Native American DNA structures throughout the Western Hemisphere as being closely related to Siberian nations in Altai that advanced to South Korea and other Siberians, some Scandinavian groups, and even the Zulu nation in Congo. There are some distinct physical characteristics, including tooth structure, that might show you have such DNA yourself. Please enjoy the presentation.

23 comments    arctic circle haplotype
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