PLOS Biology
Finally! If you've ever tried to find journal articles on the net, you've realized fairly quickly that unless you have thousands of dollars to spare, or belong to some institution that can afford a subscription, you're SOL. Well, a group of scientist are kinda sick of the journals dictating how science information can be disseminated - sick of the control over research that journals have - and they've created the Public Library of Science Biology (and will soon launch PLOS Medicine). Cool! Articles are available free of charge and in online or PDF formats. Information overload here I come!
Inner Cow
This has got to be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Researchers cut holes into the sides of cows and insert an cannula, which allows access to a live animals stomach. These holes are so big, you can actually see what's going on inside -- literally, reach into the stomach of a cow. Cows stomach have millions microbes that aid in digestion, and surprisingly, cannulated cows are usually the healthiest of the herd. You would think that walking around with a hole in your stomach would be bad for you, but apparently not. Some farmers apparently keep cannulated cows in their herd so they can serve as microbe donors to sick cows. Just bizarre. [Source: Oddity Central ]
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