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It turns out that there are more problems with dining on sushi than just the fear of eating an endangered mammal. According to scientists, eating hot dogs can lead to genetic changes, but can it be the same for a healthy food like sushi?

Sushi can transfer specific genes into the human intestines, but ONLY if it is wrapped in seaweed, since the enzyme responsible for this comes from bacteria living on seaweed called Nori, which is the kind traditionally used to wrap sushi rolls.

In BBC News, Victoria Gill quotes researcher Mirjam Czjzek as saying that when they tested Japanese people, “Five out of the 13 people had this same gene [in their gut bacteria].” But when the researchers tested the gut bacteria of people in the US, “None of them had the gene.” read more

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Science is exploring whether or not our universe could be located within the interior of a wormhole which itself is part of a black hole that lies within a much larger universe. If so, it could explain why we seem to be so alone and it’s only one of the many strange theories that are out there.

Physicist Nikodem Poplawski says, “This condition would be satisfied if our universe were the interior of a black hole existing in a bigger universe.” Anne Strieber has postulated that perhaps the Visitors come from a parallel universe, in which case they would probably travel here via a wormhole. It’s something to think about, anyway.
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In her new diary, Anne Strieber explains why she isn’t happy with the current crop of “paranormal” films. She writes: “While ‘Avatar,’ like the earlier film ‘The Matrix,’ will inspire a new generation of paranormal-style films, there are many thousands of astonishingly TRUE untold stories out there, which is why I think that future films about the paranormal should be located squarely in daily life, especially since the daily lives I learn about are so PARANORMAL!” She thinks the solution is to “start with science.” If you love Anne’s diaries, please subscribe today, and come talk to Anne in person in June!

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A big step for science: One small country has solved the problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, which are a major problem in hospitals. How? By NOT prescribing any antibiotics!

Most superbugs originate in hospitals, where many people are taking antibiotics, and often exiting patients take these bacteria with them when they go home, where they spread into the general population. And sometimes patients bring superbugs WITH THEM when they become hospital patients, for instance, community-acquired infections with drug-resistant strains of Staph bacteria now turn up regularly among children hospitalized in intensive-care units. 25 years ago, Norway had a major superbug problem, like the US and most of the Europe. Their major solution was to stop prescribing so many drugs.read more