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Researchers recently revived ancient bacteria that had been trapped for thousands of years in water droplets embedded in salt crystals. Is this a good idea? This bacteria been found inside salt crystals ranging in age from thousands to hundreds of millions years old.

Researcher J. Koji Lum says, "You have a little trapped ecosystem. Some of these guys are feeding on other ones trapped in this space. The things that aren’t alive in there, their DNA is still preserved."
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People are polluted and whales are too. Sperm whales throughout the Pacific carry evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which occur in oil, coal, and tar deposits, and are produced as byproducts of fuel burning. Some of them are carcinogenic, and high levels of PAHs are found in meat cooked at high temperatures (such as grilling or barbecuing), as well as in smoked fish.
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Westerners usually don’t eat Asian food for Christmas dinner, but maybe we SHOULD, and there’s no more need to be afraid of Chinese cuisine: It used to be feared that soy products (such as tofu) promoted breast cancer, but now nutritionists say that including soyfoods in a balanced diet will improve nutrient intake among the US population. A review of data suggests that there is no increased risk of breast cancer linked to moderate soy consumption.
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If you’re getting ready to fly home for Christmas, you have to ask yourself this: Are airport scans and pat downs making us safer or playing into the hands of terrorists? Are they even legal? As millions of Americans pass through security lines at the nation’s airports, many will find themselves victims of overaggressive, theatrical safety precautions that do almost nothing to protect travelers, and waste valuable resources that could better be used attempting to identify likely terrorists.
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