Half-animal, half-human? The astounding developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC) are posing problems that we thought only existed in science fiction.
Recent studies have brought us closer to Planet of the Apes, written by French novelist Pierre Boulle in 1963. In three experiments, the last one of which was published in Current Biology last month, scientists have improved the intellectual capacities of mice by modifying their DNA sequences with segments of human chromosomes or by injecting them with human brain glial cells. MORE
“As humans, we can identify galaxies light-years away. We can study particles smaller than an atom,” President Barack Obama said in April 2013, “But we still haven’t unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears.”
The observation was part of the president’s announcement of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, an effort to fast-track the development of new technology that will help scientists understand the workings of the human brain and its diseases MORE – VIDEO
Hezbollah is currently the strongest group in Lebanon, both politically and militarily. Indeed, in the past couple of years Hezbollah has slowly positioned itself as a sectarian actor instead of a pan-Islamic organization that appeals to both Sunnis and Shia. The 2006 war with Israel was…MORE
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday paved the way for long-overdue missile system deliveries to Iran and Moscow started an oil-for-goods swap with Tehran, showing the Kremlin’s determination to boost economic ties with the Islamic Republic. MORE
A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, Germany’s RTL broadcaster reported Sunday.
The Russian and English teacher’s pregnancy follows several attempts abroad at artificial insemination over the last year-and-a-half, according to the private TV channel. MORE
A source sends along these photos from Brooklyn today of anti-Hillary Clinton signs everywhere. Clinton is expected to announce her presidential campaign later today. The campaign’s headquarters are located in Brooklyn.
The signs appear to be a riff on a group of supporters calling certain words often used to describe Clinton as sexist. Words such as ‘secretive,’ ‘ambitious,’ and ‘entitled.’
The signs are posted near Hillary’s campaign headquarters: It is not known who posted or funded the Brooklyn street art.
After years of trying to find a new purpose for the flooded Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Napoleon Avenue, the Archdiocese of New Orleans has decided to place the majestic building up for sale to a buyer who would be a good neighbor to the Catholic school next door. MORE
The suspected mastermind of the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008 was released on bail Friday by a Pakistani court — a move likely to further strain relations with India, which has accused Islamabad of turning a blind eye to Islamic militancy.
The release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who has been held since his arrest in 2009, drew expressions of concern from both India and the United States. MORE– VIDEO
A bird flu outbreak that has puzzled scientists spread to three more Midwest turkey farms, bringing the number of farms infected to 23 and raising the death toll to more than 1.2 million birds killed by the disease or by authorities scrambling to contain it. MORE
We call this morning to God, Goddess, Universe, that which is greater than ourselves to be here with us today,” said Deborah Maynard, who delivered the first prayer by a Wiccan in the assembly. “By the Earth that is in our bones and centers us, may all here remember our roots and those whom we are here to represent….. We call this morning to Spirit, which is ever present, to help us respect the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Be with this legislative body and guide them to seek justice, equity and compassion in the work that is before them today.” MORE – VIDEO
It happened again. A White police officer was caught on video shooting dead a black man. This time, it wasn’t a teenager. It was 50-year-old Water Scott.
The video shows him running away following a traffic stop. In what many are calling a clear-cut case, 33-year-old officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder.
Evangelist Franklin Graham, who some pastors, theologians and professors recently rebuked for his bold words about police officer shootings, isn’t backing down from his stance on obeying law enforcement.
If you read what Fr. Hughes says in his Editor Letter. “It is not our place to question why or to attempt to predict the future.” This is Father’s regular ploy he uses in denying the divine interpretation of St. Paul’s meaning of the Great Apostasy, (schism) supported by the other Apostles. They reveal that the Great Apostasy concludes with Christ’s return. But Father pretends that we will have a restoration of the church, (Another true Pope). before Christ comes back. So he ignores the Biblical interpretation that the AntiChrist continues to occupy the Holy See until Christs return and that’s when our Lord immediately casts the AntiChrist and the false prophet into Hell. Apocalypse 19:20.
Father also denies that the break in the line of Popes is in violation of Vatican Council I. He gets around this by saying that we are going through an interregnum. But if this were true then the Apostate Vatican II church would still be the church?
Without Paul VI being the first of the reign of AntiChrists sitting on the chair, the sede vacante position would be in violation of Vatican Council I, but Father pretends that the AntiChrists haven’t arrived yet?
For more in depth readings on this subject go to Why Sede Vacante at
A devastating tornado leveled an entire town Thursday night, killing one person and leaving dozens of others trapped in their basements as extreme weather tore through the Midwest.
The small town of Fairdale was hardly standing Friday morning, after 17 of its 50 buildings were obliterated by the vortex, which also left one resident, 67-year-old Geraldine M Schultz, dead. MORE
Half-animal, half-human? The astounding developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC) are posing problems that we thought only existed in science fiction.
