The Fugate family's intermarriage amplified a recessive gene's presence causing the condition known as cyanosis - the blueing of the skin.
Tag: hinterland
Navigating the Hinterland: From Exploration to Implementation
Poisoning the Sky: The Damaging Impact of Thomas Midgley Jr
Thomas Midgley Jr. Climate change can sometimes be filled with doom and gloom, but whilst progress may be slow it is still happening. There is a change in the air towards the environmental friendliness of battery-powered cars and renewable electricity to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels. This takes time and a lot… Continue reading Poisoning the Sky: The Damaging Impact of Thomas Midgley Jr
The British Doctor’s Study: The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
In science, you often hear the phrase 'correlation does not equal causation'. It is a ubiquitous line in science that often requires a lot of explaining. One of the best ways to demonstrate correlation vs causation is a website by Tyler Vigen called Spurious Correlations. For example (see below), as the US government spends on… Continue reading The British Doctor’s Study: The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
Density of Ice and Water: A Very Different Life on Earth
Life on Earth is always an interesting topic. It often does centre around Biology and how evolution forms a prehistoric prokaryote mutating and evolving into the wide array of life that we see on Earth, but Physics plays its part. Specifically, with density. The phenomenon of the density of water is responsible for life on… Continue reading Density of Ice and Water: A Very Different Life on Earth
From Neglect to Outbreak: The Tragic Story of Hepatitis at Willowbrook School
Today we look at science as the bastion of doing the right thing. Yes, there are certain recent developments that have questionable ethics, but after the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki human experimentation has since centred around 'informed consent'. The history of science has a dark past but if it wasn't for these past atrocities, significantly… Continue reading From Neglect to Outbreak: The Tragic Story of Hepatitis at Willowbrook School
Mars Climate Orbiter: The $150 Million Lesson in Getting Units Right
As a science teacher, one of the most common phrases I always say is "UNITS". Every science teacher has that one line that they always use that usually goes something like: "50 what? 50 bananas? 50 apples? 50 joules? Yes, 50 joules!" In an aim to reduce how much I have to say this line,… Continue reading Mars Climate Orbiter: The $150 Million Lesson in Getting Units Right