{"id":1720,"date":"2014-02-28T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/pereirav\/?page_id=1720"},"modified":"2019-10-05T22:13:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T05:13:37","slug":"current-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/pereirav\/science-9\/current-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">LOOKING FOR PEER REVIEWED SOURCES? &nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TRY THESE:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sci-hub.cc\/\">Science Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omicsonline.org\/scientific-journals.php\">OMICS International Open Access Journals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">literature review<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writing.utoronto.ca\/advice\/specific-types-of-writing\/literature-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Literature Review &#8211; &nbsp;A Few Tips on Conducting It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Literature_review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Literature Review<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2015\/11\/151116-bats-flying-evolution-animals-science-upside-down\/?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_content=link_fb20151116news-bats&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;sf15348873=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mystery Solved: &nbsp;How Bats Land Upside Down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Cell Biology<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.de\/aboutus\/communication_outreach\/media_relations\/2013\/130311_Heidelberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Havoc in Biology&#8217;s Most Used Cell Line<\/a> &#8211; Explains the uses and ethical questions associated with HeLa cells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"> origin of life<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/m.space.com\/30667-imagining-strange-new-lifeforms-may-reveal-our-own-origins.html?cmpid=514648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imagining Strange New &nbsp;Life Forms May Reveal Our Own Origins <\/a>&#8211; Concise article about&nbsp;how life began.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">RESEARCH AND DATA<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aplus.com\/a\/fake-news-graph-imgur-user?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=bottom-widget\">New Chart Tries to Break Down Real and Fake News Outlets &#8211; How Did it Do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/14\/technology\/facebook-is-said-to-question-its-influence-in-election.html?_r=0\">Facebook, in Cross Hairs After Election, Is Said to Question Its Influence<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/political-science\/2015\/oct\/21\/how-science-helped-to-swing-the-canadian-election?CMP=share_btn_fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;Facebook fake news controversy. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/fake-news-facebook-cbc-the-investigators-1.3858266\">Fighting fake news on Facebook: Why some employees are willing to risk their jobs to stop misinformation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/political-science\/2015\/oct\/21\/how-science-helped-to-swing-the-canadian-election?CMP=share_btn_fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Science Helped to Swing the Canadian Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/news\/canada\/vanishing-canada-why-were-all-losers-in-ottawas-war-on-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanishing Data: &nbsp;Why We&#8217;re All Losers in Ottawa&#8217;s War on Data<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Macleans<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/politics\/ottawa\/here-are-the-issues-canadians-care-about-the-most-this-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are the Issues Canadians Care About Most in this Election &#8211; Macleans&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;74% of Canadians want Government-Funded Science Available to the Public<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/canada\/the-vancouver-sun\/20150307\/283059822846686\/TextView\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MISinformation Age<\/a>&nbsp;Why do some people reject what science tells us about vaccines, climate change and the very nature and age of the Earth, even in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence? &nbsp;According to one expert, &#8220;science is being trumped&#8221; by lack of understanding, views on economics or politics and religious belief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">DRugs<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2015\/10\/25\/legalizing-pot-may-give-trudeau-headaches-us-expert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legalizing Pot Will be a Process of Trial and Error,&nbsp;US Expert Warns Trudeau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/canada\/the-vancouver-sun\/20150413\/281590944089398\/TextView\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shops Cloud Truth About Pot, Expert Says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/newscenter\/stories\/2014\/04\/casual-marijuana-use-linked-to-brain-abnormalities-in-students.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/87743\/harvard-scientists-studied-the-brains-of-pot-smokers-and-the-results-don-t-look-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Scientists Studied the Brains of Pot Smokers, and the Results Don&#8217;t Look Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfn.org\/Press-Room\/News-Release-Archives\/2014\/Brain-Changes-Are-Associated-with-Casual-Marijuana-Use-in-Young-Adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRAIN CHANGES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CASUAL MARIJUANA USE IN YOUNG ADULTS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">EDUCATION<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/canada\/the-vancouver-sun\/20150404\/281762742767790\/TextView\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Re-thinking the Value of Final Exams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/mindshift\/2015\/04\/09\/how-memory-focus-and-good-teaching-can-work-together-to-help-kids-learn\/?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20150410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Memory, Focus and Good Teaching Can Work Together to Help Kids Learn<\/a>&nbsp;&#8230;&#8221; students <a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/mindshift\/2013\/02\/can-repetitive-exercises-actually-feed-the-creative-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cannot build more complex knowledge without information<\/a> in their working memory.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/self-control-the-secret-to-life-s-successes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conquer yourself, conquer the world<\/a> &#8211; Self-control over thought processes, emotions and behaviours, more than self-esteem, is a powerful predictor of success in living and working with others. &nbsp;Having self control is a predictor for&nbsp;&nbsp;better intimate relationships, trustworthiness, low likelihood for arrest, addiction and&nbsp;unplanned pregnancies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">GENERAL INTEREST<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-new-physics-theory-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Physics Theory of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World of Meter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">BRITISH COLUMBIA&#8217;S NATURAL TREASURES<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/natureofthings\/episodes\/spirit-bear-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spirit Bear Famil<\/a>y &#8211; CBC &#8211; The Nature of Things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">WATER<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bcgov03.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/?appid=6513cc61d899481a923ab33b0205249f\">BC Drought Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/nestl%C3%A9-b-c-water-deal-too-cheap-says-ndp-1.2964709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nestle BC Water Deal Too Cheap, Says NDP (CBC)<\/a>&nbsp;Starting in 2016, corporations will be charged $2.25 for every one million litres of water they extract<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprovince.com\/news\/Outrage+boils+over+government+plans+sell+groundwater+million+litres\/10865416\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outrage boils over as B.C. government plans to sell groundwater for $2.25 per million litres<\/a>&nbsp;(Vancouver Province) See what other Canadian provinces charge for water &#8220;rental&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kalw.org\/post\/warmer-world-researchers-say-climate-change-intensifying-californias-water-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a warmer world, researchers say climate change is intensifying California&#8217;s Water Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/california-drought-crisis-could-come-to-b-c-says-ubc-professor-1.3006242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Drought Crisis Could Come to BC, says UBC Professor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">PSYCHOLOGY<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/health\/how-your-brain-heals-itself\/\">Neuroplasticity: &nbsp;The Brain&#8217;s Way of Healing<\/a> &#8211; The Nature of Things<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/health\/how-your-brain-heals-itself\/\">How the Brain Heals Itself<\/a> &#8211; Mcleans<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/freedom-learn\/201509\/declining-student-resilience-serious-problem-colleges?utm_source=FacebookPost&amp;utm_medium=FBPost&amp;utm_campaign=FBPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declining Student Resilience: &nbsp;A Serious Problem for Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/freedom-learn\/201511\/causes-students-emotional-fragility-five-perspectives?utm_source=FacebookPost&amp;utm_medium=FBPost&amp;utm_campaign=FBPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Causes of Students&#8217; Emotional Fragility: &nbsp;5 Perspectives<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Follow up to the above article.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/life\/inside-your-teenagers-scary-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Your Teenager&#8217;s Scary Brain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/self-control-the-secret-to-life-s-successes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conquer yourself, conquer the world<\/a> &#8211; Self-control over thought processes, emotions and behaviours, more than self-esteem, is a powerful predictor of success in living and working with others. &nbsp;Having self control is a predictor for&nbsp;&nbsp;better intimate relationships, trustworthiness, low likelihood for arrest, addiction and&nbsp;unplanned pregnancies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwolfe.com\/scientist-work-before-10-torture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientist Says Starting Work Before 10 am is Torture<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Not really an article, but interesting graphics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DObM7Ms-v7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/gen-news-highlights\/crispr-snips-away-antibiotic-resistance\/81250378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRISPR Snips Away Antibiotic Resistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28633-resistance-to-last-resort-antibiotic-has-now-spread-across-globe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance to New Antibiotic Has Now Spread Across Globe<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/judystone\/2015\/01\/08\/teixobactin-and-ichip-promise-hope-against-antibiotic-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teixobactin And iChip Promise Hope Against Antibiotic Resistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/natureofthings\/episodes\/the-antibiotic-hunters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antibiotic Hunters <\/a>&#8211; The Nature of Things &#8211; March 5, 2015<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/thesundayedition\/features\/2015\/02\/01\/antibiotic-resistance-is-becoming-a-global-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antibiotic Resistance is Becoming a Global Health Issue<\/a> &#8211; CBC Radio &#8211; Listen<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/drugresistance\/tatfar\/report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drug Resistance Report 2014<\/a> &#8211; Centers for Disease Control (CDC)<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2010\/aug\/12\/the-end-of-antibiotics-health-infections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The End of Antibiotics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2014-11-alternative-antibiotics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Possible Alternative to Antibiotics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/revolutionary-new-antibiotic-alternative-could-save-world-superbug-apocalypse-282771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary New Antibiotic Alternative Could Save the World Superbug&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.7;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/revolutionary-new-antibiotic-alternative-could-save-world-superbug-apocalypse-282771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apocalypse<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-30657486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antibiotics: &nbsp;US Discovery Labelled Game Changer for Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EYbauLhuqtk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBM: &nbsp;Ninjas (Superbugs) vs Nanobots<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/science\/science-news\/11331174\/First-new-antibiotic-in-30-years-discovered-in-major-breakthrough.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First New Antibiotic in 30 Years Discovered in Major Breakthrough<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-headline ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nourishingtreasures.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/the-science-behind-sauerkraut-fermentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Science Behind Sauerkraut Fermentation<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; not really a science source, but good explanation of how to grow the correct bacteria and why.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">good bacteria<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/natureofthings\/episodes\/it-takes-guts\">It Takes Guts<\/a> &#8211; Which bacteria live in our digestive systems seems to be related to obesity and health.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/ideas\/bugs-r-us-1.2913642\">Bugs R Us &#8211; &nbsp;Ideas (CBC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">EVOLUTION<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradshawfoundation.com\/journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journey of Mankind &#8211; Bradshaw Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantamagazine.org\/20140122-a-new-physics-theory-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Physics Theory of Life<\/a> &#8211; New theory on the origin of life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">SPACE EXPLORATION<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-30072477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lights Go Out on Philae, but Hibernating Probot Could Phone Home Again as Comet Nears Sun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">EBOLA<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-30072477\">Sierra Leone Surgeon in US for Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">HUMAN RIGHTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/organharvestinvestigation.net\/report0701\/report20070131-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloody Harvest &#8211; Revised Report of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">SUSTAINABILITY<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradshawfoundation.com\/journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journey of Mankind &#8211; Human Migration &#8211; Bradshaw Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.populationeducation.org\/content\/world-population-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Population &nbsp;Growth Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanford.edu\/group\/efmh\/jacobson\/Articles\/I\/sad1109Jaco5p.indd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Get All Energy from Wind, Water, and Solar Power by 2030<\/a>. &nbsp;Scientific American \/ Stanford University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ideacityonline.com\/news\/building-up-instead-of-out-the-rise-of-the-vertical-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Up Instead of Out: &nbsp;The rise of the Vertical Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">DATA COLLECTION<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/spark\/episodes\/2013\/05\/23\/218\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Data, Small Data, Datification, Correlation vs Causation, Stock Market Trading, Health Information<\/a> &#8211; CBC Radio. &nbsp;You can download the audio file and listen on your iPod.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Human Physiology<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/health\/interval-training-a-fountain-of-youth\/382679653\">Interval Training: &nbsp;A Fountain of Youth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/teen-survives-after-flying-to-hawaii-in-jetliner-s-wheel-well-1.1784482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"line-height: 14px;\">Teen Survives After Flying to Hawaii in Wheel Well&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><u>biotechnology<\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2107219-exclusive-worlds-first-baby-born-with-new-3-parent-technique\/\">World&#8217;s First Baby Born with New &#8220;3 Parent&#8221; Technique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/gene-editing-embryos-biologist-opposition-1.3348739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Too Early to Use Gene Editing in Human Embryos, Scientist Says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/crispr-summit-1.3349192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gene Editing of Sperm and Eggs Clinically irresponsible, Scientists Say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/crispr-dna-gene-editing-1.3339346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRISPR Gene Editing Tool has Scientists Thrilled but Nervous<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/23andme-is-terrifying-but-not-for-reasons-fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23 and Me is Terrifying, but Not for the Reasons the FDA Thinks<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Scientific American<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/3-parent-fertility-treatments-planned-in-britain-1.1405045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Parent Fertility Treatments Planned in Britain<\/a>. &nbsp;Father&#8217;s DNA + Mother&#8217;s DNA (Genomic) + Donor Mother&#8217;s DNA (Mitochondrial)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/biotechnology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest in Biotechnology (Scientific American)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-26473802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIV Gene Therapy Breakthrough<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-truth-about-genetically-modified-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are Genetically Modified Foods Evil?<\/a>&nbsp; Scientific American<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4JoRy_vNEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloning Humans<\/a> &#8211; Stem cell controversy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Li4tiTRf6Po\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Documentary &#8211; Cloning Humans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ez560GnkSrE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gene Therapy<\/a> &#8211; TEDx Talk Gene therapy for genetic disorders like <b>adrenoleukodystrophy<\/b> (<b>ALD<\/b>) seen in the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAa1xCZtAgI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorenzo&#8217;s Oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boys From Brazil <\/a>&#8211; What if Hitler was secretly cloned?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">health<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/550527\/obesity-paradox-scientists-now-think-that-being-overweight-is-sometimes-good-for-your-health\/?utm_source=atlfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Obesity Paradox <\/a>&#8211; Looks like a little extra weight may actually be good for you<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/don-t-poo-poo-technique-fecal-transplant-can-cure-superbug-doctors-say-1.656926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fecal Transplants<\/a>&nbsp;to fight difficult bacterial infections &#8211; Yup. &nbsp;You read right.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3404815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Too Much Sitting: &nbsp;The Population-Health Science of Sedentary Behaviour&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;Apparently, sitting is the &#8220;new smoking&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/313631.php\">Nose Cells Could&nbsp;Help Repair Damaged Cartilage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jbjs.org\/content\/96\/2\/90\">Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Delivered via Intra-Articular Injection to the Knee Following Partial Medial Meniscectomy<\/a> &#8211; Peer &nbsp;Reviewed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Genetically Modified Foods<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Half of people in B.C. want GMOs banned, poll finds (with video) Uncertainty over possible long-term effects of consumption cited by many poll respondents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Half of people in B.C. want GMOs banned, poll finds (with video)<\/a>&nbsp; Uncertainty over possible long-term effects of consumption cited by many poll respondents.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-truth-about-genetically-modified-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Truth About Genetically Modified Foods<\/a>&nbsp; (Scientific American) Balanced article that explains the history, science, and politics associated with GM foods. &nbsp;Explains why so little research shows that GMO&#8217;s are harmful. &nbsp;(Hint: &nbsp;It&#8217;s politically motivated.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Muzzling of Science<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scienceuncensored.ca\/timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\">Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/News\/TV+Shows\/the+fifth+estate\/ID\/2429411271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silence of the Labs<\/a> &#8211; CBC &#8211; video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Environment<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/earth-s-co2-passes-the-400-ppm-threshold-maybe-permanently\/\">Earth&#8217;s CO2 Passes 400ppm &#8211; Maybe Permanently<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/alex_steffen_sees_a_sustainable_future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Steffen: &nbsp;The Route to a Sustainable Future<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; TED Talk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/david_keith_s_surprising_ideas_on_climate_change?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Keith: &nbsp;A Critical Look at Geoengineering Against Climate Change<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; TED Talk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/no-one-trusts-geoengineering-pretty-soon-its-not-going-be-choice-180949367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No One Trusts Geoengineering, but Soon It&#8217;s not Going to be a Choice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-02-10\/geoengineering-the-bad-idea-we-need-to-stop-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoengineering: &nbsp;The Bad Idea We Need to Stop Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/quirks\/quirks-quarks-for-jan-30-2016-1.3425708\/the-planet-remade-through-geoengineering-1.3425811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Planet Remade &#8211; Through Geoengineering &#8211; CBC Quirks and Quarks &#8211; Post 2015 Climate Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.populationeducation.org\/content\/world-population-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Population&nbsp;Growth Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/bill-nye-climate-change-paris-terrorism_565ccdebe4b079b2818b810b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Nye Explains the Link Between Climate Change and Terrorism in Paris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2015\/12\/02\/is-earth-just-2-degrees-from-disaster.html?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Earth Just 2 Degrees Away From Disaster?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/sea-level-could-rise-at-least-6-meters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea Level Could Rise at Least Six Meters<\/a> &#8211; Scientific American<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/David+Suzuki+last+stand\/10362682\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Suzuki&#8217;s Last Stand<\/a> &#8211; Blue Dot Tour and the movement to make make the right to live in a clean and healthy environment a fundamental human right entrenched in our constitution. &nbsp;An Environmental Bill of Rights &nbsp;See the video: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bluedot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlueDot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World of Meters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/quirks\/2014\/04\/02\/april-5-adapting-to-a-warmer-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adapting to a Warmer World<\/a> &#8211; CBC &#8211; It&#8217;s going to happen. &nbsp;We might be able to slow it down and adapt to it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-26824943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Inaction Catasptrophe<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; BBC<\/li>\n<li>Electric cars are <a href=\"http:\/\/electricvehicles.caa.ca\/electric-vehicles-available-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teslamotors.com\/supercharger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla Charging Stations in North America and Europe Map<\/a>&nbsp;(scroll down)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Toxic+waters+Nuclear+radiation+found+pose+health+concerns\/9606269\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Troubled Waters: &nbsp;Nuclear Radiation Found in BC May Pose Health Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/acidic-ocean-deadly-for-vancouver-island-scallop-industry-1.2551662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acidic Ocean Deadly for Vancouver Island Scallop Industry<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/Radio\/Quirks+and+Quarks\/ID\/2437168156\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sixth Extinction<\/a> &#8211; Interview with the author on CBC&#8217;s Quirks and Quarks. &nbsp;Suggests that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction and that this one is not natural, but man-made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/algae-blooms-on-lake-erie-getting-difficult-to-control-1.2054761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Erie Algae Bloom Threatens its Survival<\/a> &#8211; Discusses how phosphorus run-offs of agricultural&nbsp;fertilizers are causing massive algae blooms that are poisoning the lake water making it undrinkable.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-winters-of-our-discontent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Winter Weather Explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/2014\/01\/06\/what-is-this-polar-vortex-that-is-freezing-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is the Polar Vortex That is Freezing the US?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/polar-vortex-freeze-is-back-for-central-atlantic-canada-1.2504680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polar Vortex Freeze is Back for Central, Atlantic Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsuzuki.org\/blogs\/science-matters\/2014\/02\/measuring-progress-with-gdp-is-a-gross-mistake\/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokv6XIZKXonjHpfsX77%2BUqXqa1lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DRcFhI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFS7jNMbZkz7gOXRE%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measuring Progress by GDP is s Mistake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/burnaby.ironpointv7.net\/AssetFactory.aspx?did=770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnaby Lake Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.civicweb.net\/Documents\/DocumentList.aspx?Id=4302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deer Lake Water Quality Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">ALTERNATIVE ENERGY<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/1224673\/toilet-tech-fair-in-india-tackles-global-sanitation-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designs Broaden Toilet&#8217;s Uses<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Urine powered fuel cell to power cell phones and other ideas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teslamotors.com\/supercharger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electric Cars<\/a> &#8211; Here is a map of the charging stations for the Tesla.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsuzuki.org\/blogs\/science-matters\/2014\/04\/windmills-are-things-of-beauty\/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokvarIZKXonjHpfsX77%2BUqXqa1lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CTMtmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFS7jNMbZkz7gOXRE%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wind Farms<\/a> &#8211; David Suzuki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/how-to-power-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Power the World Without Fossil Fuels<\/a> &#8211; Scientific American<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World-O-Meters<\/a>&nbsp;There are a lot of ideas here to get you thinking about how we we use our resources. &nbsp;Thinking about it is the first step toward change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">OTHER GOOD STUFF<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/natureofthings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nature of Things<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;A true Canadian treasure. &nbsp;Interesting, insightful, current. &nbsp;Watch it often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOOKING FOR PEER REVIEWED SOURCES? &nbsp; TRY THESE: Science Hub OMICS International Open Access Journals literature review The Literature Review &#8211; &nbsp;A Few Tips on Conducting It What is a Literature Review? 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