More than a hundred years after noted historian Baron John Acton coined the phrase ‘power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely‘ scientists claim the saying is biologically true.
Category Nature/Biology
Ancient Dino Viruses Thrive in Humans
A study shows how extensively viruses from as far back as the dinosaur era still thrive in our genetic material. It sheds light on the origins of a big proportion of our genetic material, much of which is still not understood.
A Symmetrical Fractal Pattern Found in Nature
What results is this beautiful network of streams, reminding us of the role math plays in everyday life, even in things as chaotic as pouring water. Read the abstract here.
The Most Beautiful Toxins in the World
Over at Environmental Graffiti, Simone Pruess has put together a gallery of beautiful but toxic tailing ponds in rural Utah.
Ancient Cave Discovery Unlocks Secrets of Superbugs
Deep inside a cave in New Mexico, researchers have made a startling discovery – bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, yet have been pristinely isolated from human contact for more than four million years.
“Our study shows that antibiotic resistance is hard-wired into bacteria. It could be billions of years old, but we have only been trying to understand it for the last 70 years.”
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