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Scientists find new way to grow stem cells without embryos
In a significant breakthrough, scientists have found a cheap and easy way to produce highly sought-after embryonic-like stem cells without terminating any embryos. The ground-breaking discovery could usher in a new era in stem cell biology.
Although the research was carried out on laboratory mice, scientists believe that the same approach should also work on human cells, researchers said.
“If...
Simple amoeba can help fight Alzheimer
Dictyostelium Fruiting Bodies
Scientists have discovered a way to study the causes of Alzheimer disease using a simple single-celled amoeba, which leads to a better understanding of how human proteins mutate. It circumvents the need for animal testing.
British scientists point to the possibility of amoeba use in biomedical studies of the presenilin protein that plays a part in causing Alzheimer disease,...
Ecuador reveals details on London Embassy surveillance
An image of the hidden microphone used to bug an office in Ecuador’s London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living for over a year, was revealed by Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino during a press conference Wednesday.
Patino told reporters the recording device was found beneath a desk in the office belonging to Ana Alban, the Ecuadorean Ambassador to the United Kingdom, according...
Bilderberg 2013 Set To Take Place Near London?
Henry Kissinger jokes about keeping people guessing location of secretive confab.
According to veteran Bilderberg sleuth Jim Tucker, the secretive group could be preparing to host its annual confab within 40 miles of London, contradicting previous reports that the conference was set to return to Chantilly, Virginia.
“A new possibility has evolved in the annual hunt for Bilderberg’s spring meeting:...
Novel coronavirus infection - from SARS to SARI
Twelve cases, six deaths, no cure, a new deadly viral infection, fifty per cent mortality rate. It is lethal, it is unknown in humans, it can be transmitted from human to human, the mechanism is a mystery and it is spreading. On Sunday a patient admitted to hospital in the United Kingdom died of NCoV – Novel Coronavirus.
The scientific community is facing its worst nightmare: a pathogenic virus...
Argentina says it will control Falklands within 20 years
The Falkland Islands will be under Argentina’s control within 20 years, the country’s foreign minister told British press, claiming that the UK “has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to find a solution” to the issue.
Speaking to reporters from The Guardian and The Independent, Hector Timerman stressed that “not one single country in the world” supports Britain’s claims...
World's 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times over
The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed, adding that the global economic crisis is further enriching the super-rich.
“The richest 1 percent has increased its income by 60 percent in the last 20 years with the financial crisis accelerating rather than slowing the process,”...
United Kingdom openly supports terrorism in Syria
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (R) meets with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron at the Royal Palace in Jeddah.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed his government’s intentions to get more deeply involved with the civil war in Syria by supplying terrorists fighting the country’s popular government with heavy weaponry.
The UK government has already been promoting bloodshed in...
Commonwealth nations oppose UK monarchy
There is a high level of public support for abandoning the monarchy in some of the nations of the Commonwealth.
Along with Britain’s anti-monarchy campaign group Republic that campaigns for a democratic country consisting of an elected head of state, there seems to be a high level of public support for abandoning the monarchy in some of the nations of the Commonwealth.
In 16 of the total of 54 Commonwealth...
Americas bloc takes UK threats to Ecuador for international discussion
British threats to invade Ecuador’s embassy will be discussed at international-level talks between the foreign ministers of the Organization of American States. The proposal was adopted despite the US saying OAS has nothing to do with the issue.
Ecuador’s resolution to convene a meeting of the OAS member nations’ foreign ministers was adopted with 23 voting in favor, three against and...
2200 nuclear weapons in state of high operational alert
New Delhi fires a long range missile from Wheeler Island, off the coast of India, in the state of Orissa on April 19, 2012.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that despite a decline in the total number of nuclear warheads in the world, major atomic arsenals are modernized continuously.
At the start of 2012 eight states, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom,...
Sarkozy attacks UK in fresh outburst
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ridiculed Britain once again by saying that “the United Kingdom has no industry any more”, media reports said.
The recent spat was made during a prime time national TV broadcast, in which Sarkozy was trying to defend his decision to introduce an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) in an attempt to boost France’s failing economy.
By enforcing the 1.6...
Somalia Next UK's Oil War Target
Britain is apparently preparing its troops for the next oil war in Africa after Prime Minister considered Somalia as a “failed state” that has been threatening Britain’s interests and security.
As the British government considered Libya’s regime change as a victory of the Nato forces, it is now looking for its next humanitarian intervention in oil-rich states in the Middle East and...
Cannabis joints can bring on Schizophrenia and Memory Damage
Scientists at the University of Bristol found that even one cannabis joint could trigger schizophrenia
Smoking just one cannabis joint can bring on symptoms of schizophrenia, a study has found.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, looked in detail at the changes in the brains of cannabis users.
They found the drug disrupts the same parts of the brain as the psychotic illness,...
Assange Complains of Jewish Smear Campaign
A report published by a British magazine on Tuesday said the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, suggested that British journalists, including the editor of The Guardian, were engaged in a Jewish-led conspiracy to smear his organization.
His remarks appeared in the magazine Private Eye, in an article by its editor, Ian Hislop, who outlined a rambling phone call that Mr. Assange made on Feb. 16 to complain...