by Kevin Burton Fourteen blind people had vision restored after receiving cornea implants made from pigskin, according to published reports. Three of those people had perfect vision after undergoing a new surgical technique developed by Swedish researchers, wrote Sarah Kuta in Smithsonian Magazine. The cornea is the clear outer layer that protects …
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Belgian Pigs Get Their Groove On
by Kevin Burton Animal lovers, music lovers, rejoice and unite! Scientists in Belgium are investigating a farmer’s claim that different styles of music affect the behavior of his pigs. “Piet Paesmans first noticed the phenomenon when his son started singing a tune in the barn during a sluggish insemination session his sows …
Cereal, Court Cases And Sweet Memories
by Kevin Burton Kellogg’s and other makers of sugary breakfast cereals will be restricted in how they market those products in the United Kingdom starting this October, according to the BBC. The Royal Courts of Justice last week ruled in favor of the government in a lawsuit filed by Kellogg’s. The American food giant had …
Can’t Stop Dancing? Read This Cautionary Tale
by Kevin Burton You say the YMCA dance made you sick in the 70s? The Bump? That Saturday Night Fever pointing dance? But did anybody ever die from it? From reporter Rosalind Jana on the BBC, comes the story of a dance craze that was truly crazy. In Strasbourg, France, in …
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