by Pierre Baltadano
So I've hear of this disorder called Vagina Dentata but I don't know if it is just an urban legend. A friend sent me this clip and I am still not sure if it is real. What do you guys think? Oh and watch for a classic line starting around the 4:39 mark. Dentist?! Really?!
Also, has anyone seen that movie called Teeth?
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Senin, 12 Mei 2008
Kamis, 17 April 2008
SHIT!
by Pierre Baltadano
We should always practice safe sex but for most guys, including myself, HPV was something that we thought wouldn't really affect us. Well according to new research, HPV-related oral cancers are on the rise amongst men under 40. Oral cancers are more common in older men who have had a long history of smoking or drinking so this is pretty crazy. I've heard that about 50% of sexually active men and women contract HPV at some point of their lives, 10% get more permanent strains of the disease, so those are some crazy odds. So be careful. (I'm such a Debbie downer).
We should always practice safe sex but for most guys, including myself, HPV was something that we thought wouldn't really affect us. Well according to new research, HPV-related oral cancers are on the rise amongst men under 40. Oral cancers are more common in older men who have had a long history of smoking or drinking so this is pretty crazy. I've heard that about 50% of sexually active men and women contract HPV at some point of their lives, 10% get more permanent strains of the disease, so those are some crazy odds. So be careful. (I'm such a Debbie downer).
Rabu, 16 Januari 2008
...WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?!!!
by Pierre Baltadano
Via io9.com
Over at LA's own USC, scientists have come upon a breakthrough development wherein they have been able to stretch the lifespan of yeast bacteria tenfold. They did this by tweaking two genes that can be catalysts for aging in yeast and cancer in human cells. This procedure can possibly be done in humans due to similarities in the genes and a group of people from Ecuador, that have mutations with effects similar to the yeast study, are being studied by the scientists.
Now this, in my eyes, could be great for learning how to deal with cell regeneration after an illness, accident, or damage, but would I really want to be treated so that I could live nearly a century or close to a millenium? It could be great to spend different periods working in different fields or taking my time exploring so many projects, but how weird would it have so much time?
Would people lazy through school or spend moments of their lives being bums? How out of control could population, resource, and infrastructure issues get? Then again it could be great for science and development of medical research, medicine, or theory. All I know is that things could get crazy if we can live past our currently foreseeable future but we'll just have to wait and see now won't we. Will we want to though?
Via io9.com
Over at LA's own USC, scientists have come upon a breakthrough development wherein they have been able to stretch the lifespan of yeast bacteria tenfold. They did this by tweaking two genes that can be catalysts for aging in yeast and cancer in human cells. This procedure can possibly be done in humans due to similarities in the genes and a group of people from Ecuador, that have mutations with effects similar to the yeast study, are being studied by the scientists.
Now this, in my eyes, could be great for learning how to deal with cell regeneration after an illness, accident, or damage, but would I really want to be treated so that I could live nearly a century or close to a millenium? It could be great to spend different periods working in different fields or taking my time exploring so many projects, but how weird would it have so much time?
Would people lazy through school or spend moments of their lives being bums? How out of control could population, resource, and infrastructure issues get? Then again it could be great for science and development of medical research, medicine, or theory. All I know is that things could get crazy if we can live past our currently foreseeable future but we'll just have to wait and see now won't we. Will we want to though?
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