Posts tagged Japan
Two Men can have a Baby thanks to the Research of this Year’s Medicine Nobel Prize Winners
Oct 8th
British scientist John Gurdon and Japan’s Shinya Yamanaka were announced as the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine today and will share the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns. Cambridge University’s John Gurdon won for showing that adult cells contain all the genetic information necessary to create every tissue in the body. That work set the stage for Shinya Yamanaka, who demonstrated that a relatively simple process could convert adult cells into embryonic stem cells.
That development is already opening new avenues of research, and it holds the promise of new ways to repair tissues damaged by injury or disease and also makes it possible for same-sex couples to conceive a child together. According to the Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, Gurdon and Yamanaka have re-written the textbooks.
“These ground-breaking discoveries have completely changed our view of the development and specialisation of cells. We now understand that the mature cell does not have to be confined forever to its specialised state. Textbooks have been rewritten and new research fields have been established. By reprogramming human cells, scientists have created new opportunities to study diseases and develop methods for diagnosis and therapy,” a statement from the Nobel Assembly says.
+1Periodical Political Post *131
Oct 5th
Queer News
- Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz comes out as first pro gay boxer
- Ukraine Parliament votes in favour of anti-gay propaganda law
- Australian Gay parents get same rights as heterosexual couples
- Northern Ireland says “I do not” to marriage equality proposal
- Trans and intersex discrimination is rampant says EU report
Other News
- How evangelicals are making children their missionaries in public schools
- Canada chops funding for all prison chaplains, except the Christian ones
- Facebook wants $7 if you want your post to reach all your friends
- World of Warcraft hobby of American candidate sparks political row
- New law hits Japan, up to 2 years in prison for illegal downloads
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Periodical Political Post *130
Sep 25th
Queer News
- British study suggests drug use seven times higher in gay community
- Philippines activists fear new cybercrime law will target trans people
- First gay Hong Kong lawmaker seeks same-sex marriage legalisation
- Serbia cancels Belgrade pride parade planned for October once again
- U.S. pundit says civil rights are for “blacks, not women, gays & homeless”
Other News
- Judge says no constitutional right to secret ballot for Americans
- Sony thinks it’s a good idea to track your DNA to prevent piracy
- Police kills a double amputee in a wheelchair for wielding a pen
- The drugs don’t work: a modern medical scandal in big pharma
- The mystery of the disappearing bees was apparently solved
0The Stav Surprise
Aug 23rd
Using the sex appeal of women showing as much skin as you can without getting into trouble is anything but a new concept to the advertisement industry. No matter what they’re trying to sell, it all too often comes with the not-so-subtle promise that naked ladies are somehow involved. The Japanese car company Toyota added a twist to this common plot line by casting a special model many of us adore for their latest ad. But see for yourself in the video below…
0That Boy is quite the Pitcher
Aug 20th
Breaking Boy News reports:
A Japanese schoolboy has put worldwide baseball scouts on alert after throwing a pitch clocked at 160kph (100 mph) in a regional high school tournament. “It felt good to throw my favorite fastball like that,” Shohei Otani, 18, told Japanese media. By comparison, the hardest throwers in Major League Baseball pitch as fast as 170kph. But Otani’s throwing arm has not yet fully developed. “That was the speed I promised the coach I would throw so I’m glad to have clocked that figure,” he said.
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Aug 16th
Queer News
- Shooting in Baltimore leaves one gay man dead, another in a coma
- Guard shot at Christian anti-gay lobby group’s office in Washington
- Second phase of HIV vaccine trials starts in China with 150 volunteers
- Thousands march in Dublin, demand marriage equality in Ireland
- Reykjavik mayor wear drag & rides in Icelandic gay pride parade
Other News
- After British raiding threats, Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange
- U.S. Republican admits suppressing minority votes is Republican tactic
- Files reveal how Boy Scouts kicked out gays but covered child molesters
- Man gets killed while handcuffed in police car, cops say it was suicide
- Mutant Fukushima butterflies reveal effects of radiation after meltdown
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Jul 18th
Queer News
- Scottish government fails to reach equal marriage decision
- American boy scouts uphold ban on gays after 2-year review
- New sketch of gunman released who killed Lesbian teenager
- French Senate passes law against transgender discrimination
- Couple sues U.S. government over same-sex deportations
Other News
- As teenage sweethearts go to prison for sex, mothers rebel
- NSA not going to tell on how many people it spies because… wtf
- Bankers say unethical behaviour is necessary to do their jobs
- Study shows why alcohol could be more dangerous than heroin
- Japanese man arrested for selling $19 worth of dirty drawings
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Periodical Political Post *103
May 11th
Queer News
- New socialist French president Hollande expected to legalise gay marriage
- Argentina makes sex-reassignment surgery legal right in landmark trans law
- Chile votes to pass anti-hate-crime law in wake of gay man’s brutal murder
- After no pride march in 2011 this year 2500 march for queer rights in Tokyo
- Map of North Carolina shows link between education & stance on gay marriage
- American gymnast and Olympic hopeful Josh Dixon comes out as gay
Other News
- New research suggests some people might be born as homophobes
- UK provider forced to use anti child-porn tech to censor file-sharing sites
- U.S. wants to save military budget by cutting food stamps & medicaid money
- Highly religious people less likely to be moved by compassion than atheists
- Pentagon didn’t support The Avengers because America wasn’t heroes’ boss
- Religious sites more likely to infect computers with viruses than porn sites
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