Logical Science

Videos of the “butterfly children” are difficult to watch. The name comes from the delicate skin of people who have epidermolysis bullosa, which is reminiscent of the fragility of a butterfly’s wings. The slightest touch evokes painful blisters and peeling skin. “I was born with the worst disease you never heard of,” says a young girl, Rafi Lily, in one video. “I know mom doesn’t want to hurt me, but taking off bandages is hard. It feels like fire is beating me up and sharp dogs teet more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/gene-therapy-for-the-butterfly-children/

The topic of this blog coincides nicely with Charles Darwin’s birthday week. The techniques that we use to study evolution have changed drastically since Darwin’s time, but we still ask many of the same questions. This week, we’ll be discussing genetics and evolution in one of the dominant malaria mosquito vectors of malaria. Mosquitoes are often cited as the world’s deadliest animal. This is because mosquitoes can carry various types of diseases, including yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and ma more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/should-we-worry-about-genetic-diversity-in-mosquitoes/

Neil Harbisson who was color blind had implanted an antenna in to head in 2004 to ‘cure’ his color blindness. The sensor in the antenna has the ability to convert the light waves into vibrations, that could be decoded by his brain. This antenna protrudes from his head. He often claims that he is the world’s first official cyborg and the first of many such ‘non-humans’ or 'cyborgs'. Neil Harbisson, also adds that since his British passport shows him with his antenna, the government conside more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/worlds-first-cyborg-says-it-is-time-the-world-start-accepting-people-with-tech-parts/

The most common ear infection is that of the middle ear. Its fancy name is otitis media. It is a common affliction if you happen to be a child under the age of three. In most cases, ear pain is caused by pressure that develops when something interferes with the drainage of the Eustachian tube. This is the tube that runs from your ear to your throat. When you hold your nose and blow while in an airplane, it is the Eustachian tube in which you are trying to force air to "pop" your ears and more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/those-pesky-ear-infections-the-science/

A man, called Noah by the international media, has claimed to be a time traveller who has returned from 2030. And what’s spookier is that he has passed a lie-detector test on his predictions on US President Donald Trump and domestic help robots, among others. He has made some bizarre predictions and it is tough to say if it’s mere imagination or a real case of time travel. Noah himself has opted to remain anonymous as he fears that he might be attacked for revealing what holds for the world more here https://logicalscience.com/2018/02/a-time-traveler-who-saw-world-in-2030-passes-lie-detector-test/

A good place for the diabetic to walk is 'well lit area where there are no obstacles or loose items'; items that can hurt a diabetic or increase his/her chances of a fall. Explanation: An individual who has had diabetes for sometime and especially if this diabetes was poorly controlled, will have mild to moderate degree of decrease in ability to see clearly (vision). Many of these patients are above the age of 45 to 50 years and have been physically inactive for some time. An injury or a more here https://logicalscience.com/2017/07/what-special-considerations-should-a-diabetic-observe-when-going-for-a-walk/

If you wince when you brush or eat hot food, you suffer from having sensitive teeth. Even taking cold drinks can trigger tooth sensitivity. This article discusses five common causes of tooth sensitivity and suggests what you can do to change for the better. Vigorous Brushing When you brush energetically, the enamel (hard white substance) on the surface of your teeth gradually wears off. This exposes the microscopic canals in your teeth, and the nerves in there will be exposed to the hot more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/5-causes-of-sensitive-teeth/

Both Sexes Benefit from Statins Or Do They Statins reduced adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in both men and women, based on a meta-analysis reported in the February 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Statin therapy reduced major adverse cardiovascular events by 19% in women and by 23% in men and all-cause mortality was lowered by 10% and 16%, respectively, according to lead author, William Kostis, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in more here http://logicalscience.com/2017/09/both-sexes-benefit-from-statins-or-do-they/

People in the US take FDA approval too seriously, we assume that if the FDA has approved a food, then it’s perfectly safe to eat. Nothing could be further from the truth; while it is true that FDA has set in motion several rules and regulations, to keep the food and water supply safer, they have also continuously allowed dangerous foods that are banned in other countries. Despite being the richest and most powerful country in the world, America's food is inferior to that of other countries. In more here https://logicalscience.com/2018/02/top-10-hazardous-foods-eaten-by-americans-that-are-banned-in-several-countries/

The list of acai berry benefits runs quite long, and its benefits as a potential control method for diabetes mellitus figures prominently. Though acai berries cannot reverse the condition of diabetes – no remedy of the world can do that yet – they can definitely keep the diabetic condition in check, which is what all treatment methods for this condition aim to achieve. Since acai berries are naturally sweet, this is good news for all diabetic persons who are sweet lovers. However, the swe more here http://logicalscience.com/2015/02/are-acai-berries-good-for-diabetics/

Emma Dunne, University of Birmingham Over 750,000 square kilometres of Amazon rainforest have been cleared since 1970 – a fifth of the total. As a result, many of the animals that live there are threatened with extinction. But this isn’t the first time the Earth has seen its rainforests shrink. Toward the end of the Carboniferous period, around 307m years ago, the planet’s environment shifted dramatically, and its vast tropical rainforests vanished. Palaeontologists have previously strug more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/rainforest-collapse-in-prehistoric-times-changed-the-course-of-evolution/

The expiration date doesn't mean, or even suggest, that the drug will stop being effective after that, nor that it will become harmful. "Manufacturers put expiration dates for marketing,rather than scientific reasons " said Mr. Flaherty, a pharmacist at the FDA until his retirement in 1999. "It's not profitable for them to have products on a shelf for 10 years. They want turnover." The FDA cautioned there isn't enough evidence from the program, which is weighted toward drugs used during more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/do-medicines-really-expire-or-are-we-taken-for-a-ride/

It's science fair time! What should your child do for his third grade science fair project? A helpful tip may be to refer back to your child's textbook for ideas. In this grade level, children are beginning to learn about life science, earth science, and physical science. Teaching children about the world around them and how it functions is an integral part of education. Some topics include studies of the moon (various phases and how we see the sun's reflection), demonstrating an object's more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/3rd-grade-science-projects-ideas-things-to-consider/

Ever pondered from where do we get all the underlying concepts of different streams of sciences? Just give it a thought, you will agree that psychiatry is the biology of the brain, biology is the study of biochemical reactions, biochemistry(or organic chemistry) is simply complex chemical reactions, chemistry being just molecular physics summed up into a table(The periodic table). Now you can extrapolate molecular physics which is defined by the weak nuclear force to the fundamental forces of more here https://logicalscience.com/2016/02/the-root-of-all-science/

The most commonly and easily found everyday material is a product of sand, yes it is GLASS. Quick Facts about glass Its use can be traced back to the Stone Age, and it was naturally occurring glass, like obsidian (glass naturally created from volcanic magma). Its initial use started as a glaze for pottery until the method of glass-blowing was developed in the first century B.C., making glass more available and it has derived its name from the Latin word for ice, "glacies." Though more here http://logicalscience.com/2017/10/the-glass-we-know-9-top-facts/

It is well known that scientists believe we all came out of Africa some 200,000 years ago. But some of these first ancestors of ours also returned before Europeans even got there. The migration path went both ways. This is a resounding discovery. Erika Chek Hayden in her recent Nature article, “African Genes Tracked Back” says this “reverse” or two-step migration meant that these ancestors carried “…genes from the rest of the world [which] were carried back to southern Africa, long before Europ more here http://logicalscience.com/2017/02/dna-testing-results-prove-africas-circulatory-migration-route/

The need for digital asset management, popularly known as DAM, continues to grow. For those who are not yet familiar with DAM, it is a process designed to manage the slew of digital files a company typically has. For example, these systems can catalog, store, search, and deliver specific files as they’re needed, including audio recordings, video clips, photographic images, and documents. Without the help of DAM, many of a firm’s valuable digital assets can be challenging to locate and often los more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/the-future-of-digital-asset-management/

If you can’t stand the taste of gin and tonic, or curl your tongue when you eat eggplant, that’s your evolutionary conditioning trying to save you from being poisoned. The bitterness in tonic water and certain vegetables alerts your body to a potential toxin, and high levels lead to a feeling of nausea. Since most plant-based poisons taste bitter, it appears that somewhere in the higher branches of our evolutionary tree, our ancestors developed an in-built defence mechanism to repel toxins t more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/bad-taste-why-most-people-hate-bitter-food/

The rare super blue blood moon which occurred more than a century ago occurred on Wednesday, January 31, made for an unforgettable spectacle. Star-gazers across the globe witnessed the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event which graced the skies for the first time after 152 years. Needless to say, the images that flooded social media platforms were indeed magical and showed how the lunar body looked from different countries of the world. However, a video has started doing the rounds more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/did-aliens-fly-by-during-the-super-blue-blood-moon/

Imagine you’re playing Pacman, racing along and eating dots, while escaping ghosts. Well that’s kind of what an enzyme does: except the dots need to slot into its mouth exactly (that is, be triangle-shaped) and the ghosts are high temperatures that will kill it. Biological washing powders contain enzymes, which are proteins that speed up reactions in living organisms, often to break things into smaller pieces, and sometimes to join things together. They are the vital ingredient in the dig more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/how-do-biological-washing-powders-work/

We can answer this by understanding a few key elements of a salmon’s world: from the competitive nature of the food chain, the salmon’s feeding habits, and the life stage of the prey. Salmonids, which include salmon, trout, freshwater whitefishes and graylings, are predators that feed on small crustaceans, aquatic insects, and smaller fish. Like certain humans, they become more selective of their food items as they grow older. Younger fish are naturally less suspicious and have added pres more here https://logicalscience.com/2018/01/why-do-salmons-prefer-dark-flies-on-dark-days-bright-flies-on-bright-days/

Climate change critics like Richard Lindzen try to say "There's no consensus on global warming." in the Wall Street Journal, in front of Congress, and many other places. This argument has also been made repeatedly on Fox News.1,2 Other researchers like Dean Dr. Mark H. Thiemens say this "has nothing to do with reality".1,2,3 The following is a list of quotes from scientific organizations, academies, scientists, industry spokesmen, etc supporting the existence of man made climate change and the more here http://logicalscience.com/2008/06/consensus-on-global-warming-consensus-of-top-personalities/

Richard Lindzen was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977 and is a professor at MIT.  He is rather well known for claiming that "There's no consensus on global warming." in the Wall Street Journal, in front of Congress, and many other places.  Other researchers like Dean Dr. Mark H. Thiemens say this "has nothing to do with reality".1,2,3 How can Lindzen, a member of the National Academies be wrong about the consensus? Well every major scientific society on the entire planet w more here http://logicalscience.com/2008/01/richard-lindzen-openly-claimed-theres-no-consensus-on-global-warming/

EROEI stands for Energy Return on Energy Invested. It is a way of describing how much energy you need to use to 'mine' more energy. Here is a chart to bring you up to speed on EROEI: A breakeven EROEI of 1 = You burn 1 barrel of oil to pump 1 barrel of oil out of the ground. (1 retrieved / 1 burnt = 1) A winning EROEI of 4 = You burn 1 barrel of oil to pump 4 barrels of oil out of the ground. (4 retrieved / 1 spent = 4) A losing EROEI of 0.5 = You burn 2 barrels of oil to pump 1 barrel of more here https://logicalscience.com/2012/02/corn-ethanol-the-great-boondoggle/

In industrialized nations, the greater the ongoing stress that children are exposed; the more likely to be obese when they are in adolescence. This is indicated by the results of a new study. It was found that children of nine years of age who were chronically exposed to stressors such as poverty, overcrowded housing and family disputes, earned more kilos and had a significantly higher weight at the age of 13 who which were not exposed to these factors.   The reason, the authors more here http://logicalscience.com/2014/02/increased-risk-of-future-obesity-in-children-with-chronic-stress/

Without a carbohydrate called pectin, jam would just be sweet fruit juice and jelly beans would be colourful piles of sugary powder. Pectin is found in the cell walls of all plants, and is present in higher levels in certain fruit, such as apples and citrus fruits, with most pectin located under the peel. It is broken down as fruit ripens, leading to softer fruit. Pectin makes up 0.4% of a cherry’s weight, 1% of an apple’s, and 30% of citrus peel’s. Jam making involves the stewing of fruit a more here http://logicalscience.com/2016/10/what-makes-jam-set/