What Makes a Mammal? 423,000 Newly Identified DNA Regions Guide Our Genes

Running wolves, flying bats and swimming dolphins seem to have few similarities. But these widely disparate animals are among at least 240 mammalian species—including humans—that share a full 10 percent of their genome. This discovery includes more than 400,000 never-before-identified stretches of DNA that likely control the way that genes—the segments of genetic material that… Continue reading What Makes a Mammal? 423,000 Newly Identified DNA Regions Guide Our Genes

Exorcist Diary: Generational Curses – SpiritualDirection.com

James was a severe alcoholic. After a serious illness that almost took his life, James stopped drinking. He vowed to return to his faith after having lapsed for a decade. However, when he started going back to the Catholic Mass, he began to have strange reactions. He blacked out several times while engaged in religious… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Generational Curses – SpiritualDirection.com

The Lifesaving Sled Dog Balto Had Genes unlike Those of Dog Breeds Today

When it comes to heroic dogs, Balto is high on the list. The famous Siberian husky inspired a 1995 animated film and was immortalized as a statue in New York City’s Central Park for being part of a dogsled team that delivered lifesaving antitoxin to a remote Alaskan town that was struck by diphtheria in… Continue reading The Lifesaving Sled Dog Balto Had Genes unlike Those of Dog Breeds Today

Florida Labor-Reform Measures Cut Government Unions Down to Size

After engaging with Florida lawmakers for several years, the Freedom Foundation played a key role in helping the state pass the country’s most muscular labor-reform bill since Wisconsin’s Act 10 in 2011. In the interim, several states have adopted portions of the Wisconsin model. Then the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME… Continue reading Florida Labor-Reform Measures Cut Government Unions Down to Size

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This 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Still Restricting People’s Reproductive Rights

Last Friday the Supreme Court issued a stay on a lower court ruling that revoked the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 20-year-old approval of mifepristone, one of two medications that have been prescribed together for decades in the U.S. to end unwanted pregnancies. The ruling temporarily preserves access to a safe and effective abortion… Continue reading This 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Still Restricting People’s Reproductive Rights

Lock Picking: Why a Prepared Citizen Should Learn

While lock picking is often associated with nefarious characters and criminal activity, it’s actually a skill that offers significant advantages to prepared and responsible citizens. When utilized responsibly, these skills can provide a better understanding of one’s own security, help in emergency situations and even serve as a fascinating hobby. Debunking the Criminal Connection to… Continue reading Lock Picking: Why a Prepared Citizen Should Learn

The Murder Trust (Iron Mike Malloy; Mike the Durable)

Podcast: Download MYS258: In early 1933, a group of men dubbed the “Murder Trust” conspired to kill Irishman Mike Malloy, who proved very difficult to kill. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the aftermath when they were finally able to kill Mike after 9 attempts, including whether they were ever brought to justice for the… Continue reading The Murder Trust (Iron Mike Malloy; Mike the Durable)

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A New Theory for the Assembly of Life in the Universe

Shedding the Shackles of Determinism Assembly theory predicts that objects like us can’t arise in isolation — that some complex objects can only occur in conjunction with others. This makes intuitive sense; the universe could never produce just a single human. To make any humans at all, it had to make a whole bunch of… Continue reading A New Theory for the Assembly of Life in the Universe