6 Principles for Averting Collapse | Living Climate Change

6 Principles for Averting Collapse | Living Climate Change I really go for the first one. In fact I've been trying to live this one since I was about 15!

Keep your germs to yourself. If others can't, then get vaccinated!

Science uses germs to make medicines!

A different kind of CleanTech—Clean Genome E. coli

This article explains how some forms of the common uman bowel "germ", the bacteria E. coli, can actually be used to produce some of the most amazing drugs in medicine's arsenal.

The explanation is quite understandable for anyone with a science degree, but may seem rather strange for others. I think I could explain it a little more simply.

Cancer from plastics vapors?

Hmm... nothing here now- must have been disappeared by the old Blogger. Anyway, I had an article referenced on firefighters being denied claims on cancer.

Firefighter cancer risk study would be interesting as they are exposed to possibly damaging vapors from plastics and petroleum derivatives. Here's another item from Melbourne's The Age, with a call by unions to allow firefighters to claim cancer on insurance for work.
Union wants firefighter cancer law
Ben Schneiders
June 16, 2011

It seems logical that with modern homes and buildings containing plastics, that firefighters could inhale a lot of toxic fumes and particles if they are not wearing sealed suits on arrival at fire scenes.

Australia's firefighters union discovered that there was actually a campaign against their claims!

NOT public health: Fantastic visualisation of the brain's nerve pathways

Researchers map, measure brain's neural connections

This technology might help me explain what I think goes wrong with the development of an autistic brain. It's very hard to figure out the parts formed at various embryological stages when you can't see inside the brain. Now I can see how the mirror neurons fit the picture.

The article mentions autism- I must explore the associated articles in the journals.

Shetland Inspiration

Shetland Inspiration

Loved this website showing images from the Shetland Islands. decided to explore them via Google Earth & some other information sites. I'd love to visit, but that's unlikely. My interest started when I discovered Shetland knitting and was sparked again when I found that our neighbour's surname was pretty much only found in the Orkneys [Heddle- which is a spinning/weaving term as well]. I wonder how much of the year the sea is calm enough to go there via sea- I've eard it's pretty wild up that way!