SocraticGadfly: Science briefs - mitochondria and prions, climate change, more

January 13, 2011

Science briefs - mitochondria and prions, climate change, more

So, mitochondria are implicated in prion formation, which then may have connections to the aging process. This sounds like news that's going to unfold for years to come, no pun intended.

A millennium of climate change ahead? That's what one new computer model says. Egads. A millennium of denialism, too?

One test to determine pre-conception more than 400 childhood diseases? Exciting, but, yes, with a huge psychological burden.

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