Science http://www.akgmag.com/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:03 -0600 By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Rosanne Di Stefano, a Harvard astrophysicist, has recently completed a research study on exploding white stars in a binary star system and how they develop into a Type 1a supernova. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Exploding_White_Stars_Develop_into_Supernovas__.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:56:28 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Exploding_White_Stars_Develop_into_Supernovas__.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Organ donations go back as far as 1954, when a kidney was successfully transplanted from one healthy body to a diseased one. Today, most parts such as skin, cartilage, lungs, intestines, corneas, nerves, bones, and skin are being used. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Organ_Donation__Medical_Miracles_for_Monetary_Gain.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Organ_Donation__Medical_Miracles_for_Monetary_Gain.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Science is gathering evidence showing us "animals inherit migratory routes from their parents genetically." We know that migratory routes and genetics are associated with each other, but as more and more research are being gathered, this correlation has become an unquestionable fact. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Genetic_Influence_on_Migration.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Genetic_Influence_on_Migration.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Animals are smart and adaptable, slowly evolving over the years to develop a method to cope during their most difficult times of the year. Typically called the annual migration, it ensures the survival of the species regardless what animal type it is. Migration itself is referred to as a large-scale seasonal movement of an animal population—complete or partial groups—from one area to another. A migrating animal often will return to breed where they were born or hatched, regardless of... http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_ABCs_of_Animal_Migration.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_ABCs_of_Animal_Migration.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Those who have read about the "rubber hand illusion" can easily recognize that illusions appear real within the mind. Scientists involved in the studies have found that the brain represents the entire body, involving multi-sensory integration for the muscles, skin and eyes. In order to perceive the entire body, they need to be combined through integration. http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Psychological_Forces_Behind_Money_Issues_.htm Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Psychological_Forces_Behind_Money_Issues_.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. On March 1, 2009, researchers announced they had finally found a way to eventually eliminate the need for human embryos for stem cell research, replacing them with the process of transforming ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells. This is a landmark in healthcare along with President Obama opening the doors to stem cell research with Federal funding, considered to be the very first time that scientists have turned ordinary skin cells into "induced pluripotent stem cells" or iPS cells http://www.akgmag.com/article/Development_of_Induced_Pluripotent_stem_cells__or_iPS_cells.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Development_of_Induced_Pluripotent_stem_cells__or_iPS_cells.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. There are two types of cloning—therapeutic and reproductive—with each one having its own group of supporters and anti-cloners behind it. There are fifteen states having laws which pertain to both types of cloning, with the very first law effective 1997 in the state of California. This state of "firsts" banned reproductive cloning or cloning to initiate a pregnancy, with the states of Arizona and Missouri providing legal measures which address the use of public funding for cloning. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Ins_and_Outs_of_Human_Cloning.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Ins_and_Outs_of_Human_Cloning.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Quite recently President Obama made an announcement to our country stating he felt that human cloning was not only dangerous, but profoundly wrong and has no place in society. Better yet, a major question is how human cloning can be justified not only when our world is dangerously populated already but also how can we justify the death and disabled which will result from the effects of human cloning. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Re__The_Human_Cloning_Prohibition_Act_of_2009.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Re__The_Human_Cloning_Prohibition_Act_of_2009.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. When we watch the movies of Harry Potter, the cloak he wears to become instantaneously invisible makes his movies not only fascinating but "way-out there" for the majority of viewers. But researchers are developing what we pay to see at the Potter movies---the cloak of invisibility which involves an object becoming invisible or undetectable to electromagnetic waves. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Invisible_Cloak_of_Harry_Potter_Becoming_a_Scientific_Reality.htm Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Invisible_Cloak_of_Harry_Potter_Becoming_a_Scientific_Reality.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Human fish is a term many people do not recognize, yet are present in areas such as South Korea and Slovenia. One type of human fish looks like a human, while another type of human fish has the name because it has human pigmentation. For some reason, the term human fish not only fascinate the human race but find them fascinating enough to collect. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Human_Fishes.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Human_Fishes.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. With the Capital Power Plant considered the largest source of pollution in Washington, D.C., many feel this conversion is beneficial as it will not only reduce the amount of emissions in the area, but also prevent the transportation of coal. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Capital_Power_Plant_Requests_Changeover_from_Coal_Usage_to_Natural_Gas.htm Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Capital_Power_Plant_Requests_Changeover_from_Coal_Usage_to_Natural_Gas.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Having a special child is something most parents proudly boast of, unfolding a slew of photographs which reach to the floor to the dismay of the onlookers. But having a child fundamentally different than the majority of other children can be something slightly different, which is where the 1970 indigo children come in. Rejected at first from society, these few children originating from that date knew more than the average person which included their parents, grandparents, school teachers, coun http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Basic_Indigo_Child.htm Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Basic_Indigo_Child.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. For those who have not heard of the LHC between Switzerland and France, it is located about 100m underground, a particle accelerator which is used by physicists to study the smallest known particles---considered by scientists to be the fundamental building blocks of all things. Two beams of hadrons, or beams of subatomic particles, will travel in opposite directions inside the circular accelerator which gain energy with every circular lap. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Re_Starting_the_Large_Hadron_Collider.htm Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Re_Starting_the_Large_Hadron_Collider.htm