Author: Erin Elizabeth

What don’t bees do for us? They pollinate myriad forms of our food and 90 percent of wild plants. They make sure that millions of flowers continue to bloom, and their honey is considered an aphrodisiac. In addition to all this, a toxin found in bee venom destroys the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving the human body unharmed. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discovered that by poking holes in the protective layer surrounding HIV and other viruses, melittin — a toxin found in bee venom — could prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS by killing the virus,...

Andrew Goldsworthy is an Honorary Lecturer in Biology at Imperial College London. His interest in the biological effects of electromagnetic fields dates back over 30 years but has only recently come to fruition with the publication of a new theory that explains many of their seemingly weird effects in simple physico-chemical terms. It was first published (mainly in relation to plants) in Plant Electrophysiology – Theory and Methods, Ed AG Volkov (Springer 2006). This was followed by an Internet publication in 2007 [I have provided the abstract below] entitled ‘The Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Fields’, which deals with...

By Claire Bernish Michigan has stripped the City of Flint of the ability to sue over the lead contamination of its water supply. As the Detroit Free Press reports, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver filed a notice of intent to sue the State of Michigan with the Court of Claims back on March 24 — the last day of a 180-day limit from the time the city became aware of potential claims it could make against the state, in accordance with court rules. Weaver and Flint officials, at the time of filing notice, “had no plans to sue the state but...