Archive for August, 2011
BAMN at Berkeley
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrants Rights And Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (don’t laugh—they’re serious), a group that believes racial minorities have a constitutional right to preferential treatment and race-neutral government creates a racial caste system, is teaching a two-unit class at the University of California at Berkeley. You [...]
Stem Cells From Human Amniotic Fluid Hold Therapeutic Promise
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011Two separate research studies highlight the rich source of stem cells in human amniotic fluid suggesting they can be isolated and transplanted for therapeutic purposes. New research done at the… This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks! Stem Cell Research
Venezuela: Troubles to access Blogger.com
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011During all the month of August, Venezuelan bloggers have been complaining about difficulties to access Blogger.com services. A thread was opened [es] in Google support forums, according to which, traceroutes made by users are giving different kind of responses, being the most frequent one “Destination host unreachable”. According to users, the problems are intermittent and [...]
Back to School Sexual Health: The Freshman Five
Monday, August 29th, 2011When I went to college, I was like a kid in a candy store. Finally away from the watchful eyes of mom and dad, no curfew, no one to tell me what to do, and boys, boys, boys to choose from. And I’m sure I was not alone. This first taste of freedom can be so [...]
The PCC rearranges the deckchairs
Monday, August 29th, 2011Brian Cathcart The PCC rearranges the deckchairs The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
Letter from America: Teachers sue over social media law
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Emily Badger: Letter from America: Teachers sue over social media law The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
Preaching hate— States try to limit Westboro Baptist church
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Sara Yasin: Preaching hate— States try to limit Westboro Baptist church The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
In Kansas? Rally for Choice!
Saturday, August 27th, 2011A guest post by Speak for Choice. The state of Kansas recently has undergone extreme social turmoil due to Brownback’s recent legislation designed to target abortion providers in Kansas. At the end of June, all three of Kansas’ abortion providers were nearly shut down and Kansas was days away from becoming the first state in [...]
United Kingdom: Moves to police social media
Saturday, August 27th, 2011Following the riots and looting in London and other parts of England last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron made a strong statement indicating his government is looking into the legal and technical means to limit access to Blackberry Messenger, even Twitter and Facebook to stop “violence”. So we are working with the Police, the [...]
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Friday, August 26th, 2011We are funding the stem cell research of Michael West, Ph.D., a pioneer in cloning and gerontology research through BioTime, the company that he runs. BioTime is a public company whose technologies include ACTCellerateTM … View original post here: Try Naturopathy Recommends Life Extension Foundation | Try Naturopathy Advance Stem Cell Research
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