Biologists discover a new type of control over RNA splicing. You know, we keep discovering new ways that mRNA is processed. We really need to take a pause when we introduce therapeutics based on interfering with mRNA metabolism. We could be doing more harm than we realize.
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Amazing. Our capacity for language could have evolved from a mutation in the NOVA1 gene. There are probably other genes involved as well, but this one seems to a key regulator.
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I didn't know this about bluetooth in headphones. There is a possibility that they could affect cochlear functioning. The noise-cancelling Bluetooth in-ear phones might affect cochlear nerve function. It appears that the electromagnetic fields from mobile phones might do this. Noise-canceling earphone are linked to auditory processing disorder.
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Woodrow Wilson started the personal income tax and Federal Reserve in 1913. Yet when Trump talks about dismantling both, people act as though these two entities were always around, and that the nation wouldn't survive without it. Not true. The income tax revenue has been abused, and perhaps eliminating it will induce Congress to be more responsible. At least it will remove the temptation to spend irresponsibly on dumb stuff, like the Oregon legislature does.
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Portland is entering into a doom loop. I think it's already here. Forever XI announced they will close three stores in the region. Further decrease in the tax base, and more unemployment claims, and less retail attraction where it used to be.
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This is why mergers in the local healthcare system are not beneficial to Portland. Labcorp is going to unionize. Both Legacy and Providence have their lab testing processed by Labcorp. This means the cost of lab work will increased. This increased cost will be passed on to the consumer. What choice to Portlanders have? Kaiser?
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