Monthly Archives: February 2006

18th Dynasty Tomb in Luxor

Posted on February 24, 2006 by cfeagans

This has been in the news for several weeks now and isn’t new by any means, but I thought it would be nice to collect some information and links about the new discovery in Luxor, Egypt just 5 meters from … Continue reading →

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Does Scientism Exist?

Posted on February 3, 2006 by cfeagans

The topic of “scientism” keeps coming up in conversations with both those who criticize the rigorous demands of the scientific method as well as through a short monograph on the internet (Menton 1991) with the title, Carl Sagan: Prophet of … Continue reading →

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Science in Action: Sonic Hedgehog and Down Syndrome

Posted on February 3, 2006 by cfeagans

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have made great strides in dealing restoring the the growth of nerve cells in mice that are afflicted with trisomy 21. In mouse models, the researchers (Roper et al 2006) found that a protein could restore … Continue reading →

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